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Project Type Customer Project Title Process

Simulator Year Country

Company Type

Industry Short Description

Dynamic Simulation Study for Compression

Systems

German Compressor

Manufacturer for a Qatar oil company

DSS for Gas Turbo Compressors for an

upstream field

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 Qatar

Equipment

Manufacturer

Oil & Gas

Inprocess delivered a dynamic simulation study in order to analyze the dynamic behavior of a 3-stage compressor driven by a gas turbine with speed variation for various transient operations. The simulation scenarios evaluated the adequacy of the antisurge valve sizing, the ESD valve requirements, this may be hot or cold gas as needed as well as the confirmation settle-out conditions of the system.


Systems

German Compressor Manufacturer (US Office) for

an Iraq oil& field operator

Dynamic Simulation Study for the

treatment compressors in an

oil field

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 Iraq

Equipment

Manufacturer Oil & Gas

Inprocess developed a dynamic simulation model in Aspen HYSYS of the compression system with the objective of determining its adequacy and the need for any additional protection system that might be required. Therfore, Inprocess analyzed the adequacy of the anti-surge valve size and its timing to avoid surge during the compressor shutdown; we evaluated the requirements of a hot/cold gas bypass valve; we confirmed the settle-out conditions of the system; we demonstrated the effectiveness of the control system in different scenarios such as variation of the feed gas pressure, turndown or blocked outlet; we performed the compressor system start-up to validate the start-up procedure, confirm the process control performance, verify the trip settings and identify possible limitations.

Steady State Simulation

Modelling Study

Japanese Multinational

Petrochemical company

(Spanish site)

Steady State Model development of the

triple effect evaporator

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 Spain Operator

Petrochemic

als; Bulk

Chemicals

Inprocess helped the client in the development of a steady state simulation model of the triple effect evaporator system to be used by client to improve the understanding of the process, its constraints and interactions, in order to improve the current and future operation of the triple effect columns.

The project was carried out in three phases: a) To study the historical data of the plant during one-year and looking for issues or bad operations; b) To build a steady state model of the plant, the model was calibrated to a representative day; c) To analyse with the model a number of operational scenarios

Operator Training System (OTS)

German Instrumentation Provider for a

French Oil&Gas Operator

Connection of an Operator Training

System to the plant Historian database

UniSim

Design 2021 Denmark

Instrumentatio

n Provider Oil & Gas

Inprocess will adapt its Historian_Link application to the needs of this client, operator of an FPSO in the Danish sector of the North Sea, who wants to connect the OTS that Inprocess is currently developing for them with the historian database in a way that it is possible to upload operating conditions recorded in the historian and use them as initial conditions for an OTS exercise








Company Type



US Chemicals Company

Development of a direct-connect OTS for a steam-reformer hydrogen producing

plant

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 USA Operator

Fine

Chemicals

Inprocess has developed an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) for Ascensus Specialties’ hydrogen producing plant located in Elma, Washington (USA).

This hydrogen plant is part of the Ascensus production plant that meets the growing, global demand for high-quality Sodium Borohydride, reactive and alkali metals, boranes, and related chemical compounds.

Inprocess project comprises the design, engineering, delivery, testing and installation of the OTS, as well as training scenarios and project management. For the execution of this project, Inprocess has been using Aspen HYSYS® Dynamics as the process simulation engine, Emerson’s SimulatePro as the DCS emulation package, and Inprocess Infrastructure Suite (IIS) to provide all the required data connectivity and instructor functionalities.

This Direct-Connect OTS by Inprocess utilizes a high-fidelity dynamic model of the process, including the following plant areas: Natural Gas Preparation, Catalytic Reformation furnace, Catalytic Shift conversion, PSA, Vent Gas Recovery, Waste Heat Recovery/Steam Generation, and Water Treatment.


Implementation Services

Provider for a UAE National Oil

Company

Operator Training Simulators for four processing facilities

(and their associated utilities)

in four Emirates oil&gas fields

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 UAE

Consulting &

Services Oil & Gas

Inprocess is in charge of developing the emulated OTS that will comprise the processing facilities and their associated utilities of four Habshan fields.

The Operator Training Simulator OTS will be developed for the main process units in Habshan 0, Habshan 1, Habshan 2 and Habshan 4; as well as their associated Utilities. The scope for this project includes the complete delivery and commissioning of the OTS including design, development, engineering, configuration, training, and commissioning activity for this emulated ABB 800xA

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

FPSO Operator in a WestAfrican

field

Simulation for new throttle valve

upstream High Pressure Fuel Gas

Compressors

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 Ghana Operator Oil & Gas

Taking advantage of the dynamic simulation model developed for the OTS currently in use in the FPSO, our client requested us to carry out additional operability analysis of the throttle valve located upstream of the compressors in the high pressure fuel gas system.


Modelling Study

German Refinery Operator

In-House Technical Support during the development and

usage of the refinery unit SS model

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 Germany Operator Refining

This german refinery operator requested one of the Inprocess engineers to work on-site to provide Technical Support to the refinery engineers during the development of the Steady State model of the refinery unit and as well to monitor its usage and the benefits obtained from it.








Company Type


Flare Systems Analysis

Belgian Refinery

Dynamic Simulation Study to revalidate the NC3 valves in

the refinery

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 Belgium Operator Refining

Revalidation by dynamic simulation of some of the valves in this Belgian refinery

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Japanese FPSO constructor (USA office)

Dynamic Simulation Studies for the

FPSO subsea lines

OLGA 2021 USA EPC Oil & Gas Dynamic Simulation Study to analyze the operational behaviour of the subsea lines that connect the many wellheads with the FPSO

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study Italian EPC

Dynamic Simulation Study for a Steam & Power Generation

System in an Ammonia and Urea

complex

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 Qatar EPC

Bulk

Chemicals

The simulation project main purpose was to deliver to the EPC the results of the dynamic simulation studies in order to evaluate (with the new data, after an improvement study to optimize the operating modes and to increase the NH3 and Urea production) the response of the system and the suitability of the protective controls and devices currently installed in the Steam & Power System.

To validate the planned strategy, it was considered necessary to carry out operating tests using an already existing dynamic simulation model for both Steam and CO2 Networks, after updating and improving it, before carrying out the necessary series of simulation scenarios.

Dynamic Simulation


Update and improvement of an existing dynamic simulation model

already develivered by Inprocess

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 Italy EPC Natural Gas An existing dynamic model already built and delivered by

Inprocess in a different framework was required to be udpated for a different client application


Brazilian Chemical Company

Training Simulator for the chlorine

processing system in a VCM complex

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 Brazil Operator

Bulk

chemicals

Inprocess entered into a framework agreement with client to develop a series of training tools based on dynamic simulations (OTS). The initial project has been to develop an OTS for the chlorine processing system in the VCM plant

Online Appplication

PDH plant in the Spanish site of a

German chemicals company

Online Digital Twin for the depropanizer unit in the PDH plant

Aspen


Petrochemic

als

Inprocess has developed a Digital Twin (rigorous dynamic simulation model) of two units of the PDH complex (depropanizer and C3 splitter) and has connected it online with the instrumentaiton database. The DT will then serve to monitor equipment performance and to run what-if studies

Technical Support & Consultancy

Process Licensor

Migration of an existing Inprocess

OTS to a new client's online

platform

VMGSim 2021 Denmark Process

Licensor

Bulk

chemicals

Client decided to change the online platform where the existing OTS that was delivered by Inprocess was being hosted. Client requested technical support to facilitate the migration project from the old platform to the new one








Company Type



Systems

Swiss Compressor

Manufacturer for a Japanese

FPSO constructor

Dynamic Simulation Study for six

compressors trains in a FPSO offshore

Senegal

Aspen

HYSYS 2021 Senegal

Equipment


Under the contract with the FPSO constructor, client will deliver six centrifugal compressor trains: one low pressure (LP), three medium pressure (MP) and two high pressure (HP), which are all driven by fixed speed electric motors. The whole application will have the following capacities for each compression system:

• LP - One Train with 100% capacity

• MP - Three trains with 50% capacity each

• HP - Two trains with 100% capacity each.

Client has requested Inprocess to carry out a Dynamic Simulation Study for all these FPSO Compressors


Systems

Abu Dhabi office of an Egyptian

EPC working for a Middle East

NOC

Dynamic Simulation Study for Off Gas

Compressor at at an Offshore Gas Plant

Aspen

HYSYS 2021

United Arab

Emirates EPC Natural Gas

The existing Export Gas Compressor in the offshore gas plant, is expected to become a bottleneck beyond year 2021 to handle the forecasted export gas profile. During a FEED study, it was proposed to augment the export gas handling capacity by operating Amine Bypass Unit Compressor in ‘export mode’ permanently in parallel with the Export Gas Compressor and to install a new Off Gas Compressor to handle low pressure gas. The detailed dynamic simulation study needed to determine the adequacy of the proposed arrengement

HIPPS or other Depressurization

Emirates EPC for an Emirates

NOC

De-Pressurisation, MMDT and Hydrate

study for the 85 MBD Wellhead

Towers

OLGA 2020 United Arab

Emirates EPC Oil & Gas

After deciding to increase production in an Emirates field to 85 MSTBOPD of crude oil, the depressurization, MDMT and hydrates formation study already carried out by Inprocess in 2015 needed to be updated with the new production levels and compositions performing simulated topside depressurizations for all WHT and pipelines determining the minimum temperature achieved and determining if selected metals are valid and if hydrates will be formed








Company Type



Japanese FPSO constructor

(Mexican office)

Lifecycle OTS for an FPSO to be located in the Gulf of Mexico

UniSim

Design 2020 Mexico EPC Oil & Gas

Development and commissioning of a Lifecycle OTS whose main purpose will be to train the control room operators of an FPSO located in the gulf of Mexico. On top of that, because this OTS is going to be built following Inprocess’ Lifecycle approach: • Client's engineers will benefit from the results obtained with the dynamic simulation model (built in Honeywell’s UniSim Design) during the design phase of the FPSO’s topsides, • The proposed operating procedures will be validated and tested in a preliminary Process Trainer (emulated OTS), • The configuration of the Integrated Control and Safeguarding System (ICSS) provided by ABB will be checked out in a virtual FAT (against the results of the process simulation model), • The control room operators will be deeply trained well before first oil in the risk-free environment provided by the direct-connect OTS, • Client’s Operations team will be supported during the start-up of the FPSO by the Inprocess’ engineers which would have gained extensive process, control, and procedures knowledge during the development of the OTS

Dynamic Simulation Study

for Process Control Analysis

German Chemical Company

(Spanish site)

Dynamic Simulation Study for a C3

Splitter Unit

Aspen


Petrochemic

als

Development of a dynamic simulation model of a C3 splitter in a PDH plant in order to improve the understanding of the process, controls, constraints and interactions, in order to improve the current and future operation of the unit (e.g. hydraulic conditions and flooding limits, optimal sensitive tray, etc.)


Systems

Swiss Compressors Manufacturer

(German Office)


revamping of an existing

compression system

Aspen

HYSYS 2020

Germany

Equipment

Manufacturer Refining

Dynamic Simulation Study to determine the revamp possibilities of a compression system that included as driver a fix-speed electrical motor, a speed increasing gear box and one-barrel compressor, type RV 35-4. For future operation the barrel compressor will be revamped and E-motor and gear box will be reused


Systems


(German Office)

Feasibility Study for Propylene

Compressor

Aspen

HYSYS 2020 Germany

Equipment

Manufacturer Natural Gas

Feasibility study by dynamic simulation to determine the adequacy of a 4-stage propylene compressor evaluating any driver limitation during the start-up of the compression system








Company Type



Systems; Software

Extension and Programming

German Compressors Manufacturer

MRC Simulation Model and Application

UniSim

Design 2020 Germany

Equipment


Project to evaluate by dynamic simulation the Start-up of the Refrigeration Compressor in the Mixed Refrigerant Cycle system. Additionally, Inprocess developed a software application that facilitated Atlas Copco's engineers to interface with the Dynamic Simulation model, allowing changing key selected data of the models and perform sensitivity analyses of the different predefined configurations. The application had a library of different possible compressor configurations with the capability of expand it by users when required.


Singapore FPSO

Constructor

Lifecycle OTS for an FPSO located in a

Brazilian field

Aspen

HYSYS 2020 Singapore EPC Oil & Gas

Development of a Lifecycle Operator Training Simulator (LC-OTS) for Anna Nery Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform, which will be deployed at Petrobras' Marlim field in the Campos Basin. Although the LC-OTS's main purpose is to train the control room operators on a direct-connect OTS, Yinson, like it has done before with other LC-OTS with Inprocess, will benefit from a wider scope during the engineering phases including: * DynamicSimulation studies, operating procedures validation. * Early operators and engineers training with an Early-Emulated OTS. * Virtual commissioning of the ICSS configuration. * Processing facilities start-up support. * Post start-up support with the resulting Digital Twin.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

FPSO Constructor

Engineering Studies for Operations Support for an

FPSO

Aspen

HYSYS 2020 Norway EPC Oil & Gas

Inprocess has performed a complete dynamic model for the FPSO topside facility. This dynamic model has been planned to be used for some initial verification of the process unit during the initial phase of the production start of the plant. Up to fifteen different upset production scenarios hasve been tested in this project


Italian EPC Depressurization for a Domestic Gas Unit

in Mozambique

Aspen

HYSYS 2020 Mozambique EPC Natural Gas

Depresurization calculations using dynamic simulation to accurtely determine the Minimum Design Metal Temperature (MDMT) in a small domestic gas unit that is dedicated to produce a stream of treated gas to be sent to local distribution grid


Spanish Refinery

Study and Modelization of the system to discharge to flare of a refinery

section

Aspen

HYSYS;

Flarenet/As

pen Flare

Analyzer

2020 Spain Operator Refining

Two-phase Flare System Revalidation project where the PSVs of a plant section, associated to several services will be revalidated by simulation results for different possible operating contingencies. In the second project phase, the complete flare network will also be revalidated with the new loads calculated during the PSV revalidation phase








Company Type




French E&P Company

Process Control Dynamic Simulation Study for 1st Stage

Separator

Aspen

HYSYS 2020 France Operator Oil & Gas

Client was interested in developing a methodology to operate the liquid side of the 1st stage separator (having a slug catcher functionality) and improving the process control philosophy and the PID parameters of the 1st stage separator. Such a controlability study was carried out with the help of a dynamic simulation model of the system and the subsequent analysis


Oil & Gas Training

Institution in Iraq

Generic OTSs for up to nine units in an

upstream processing plant

UniSim

Design 2020 Iraq

Educational

Institution Oil & Gas

Collection of nine Generic OTSs for upstream units intended to train the students of an Iraq educational institution in the operation of an Oil Gas Separation Unit, a Gas Compression Unit, a Gas Sweetening with Amines unit, a Dehydration Unit with glycol, an NGL Unit, an LNG Unit, an LPG Unit, an Energy Unit and a Treatment Unit


Spanish E&P Company

Update of the existing OTS

simulation model with new equipment

Aspen

HYSYS 2020 Bolivia Operator Oil & Gas

Update of an OTS developed by Inprocess to the new version of the DCS (Emerson DeltaV). Additionally, the dynmiac model was also updated with the inclusion of a new booster compressor, a new gas turbine and the associated filters

Flow Assurance Analysis

Multinational EPC for a

Middle East NOC

Flow Assurance Analysis for an

increase in production in a

Middle East field

OLGA 2020 Saudi Arabia EPC Oil & Gas

Planning for a platform production capacity increase, a flow assurance (steady state and transient) was required by the operating company in order to ensure current equipment was capable to cope with the increase. After receiving a existing pipelines simulation models in SPS and OLGA, Inprocess did update them with newer information. With the updated models, Inprocess executed different simulation scenarios (SPS for Steady State, OLGA for Transient) in order to obtain results to confirm the project objectives.



Spanish branch of a

multinational chemical company


controllability and debottlenecking of a Depropanizer Unit

Aspen

HYSYS 2020 Spain Operator Petrochem

Inprocess was requested to develop a dynamic simulation model of a depropanizer column, part of a PDH plant, in order to help to solve client's current issues with the multivariable process controller in operation and to support client's plan to increase production the following year. Once the rigorous model will be ready, it will also be used to infer the values of certain process variables that are difficult (if not, impossible) to measure in the real plant

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Omani EPC for a Middle East Gas company

Phase 2 of the Dynamic Simulation

Study for the debottlenecking of a

gas grid

UniSim

Design 2020 Oman EPC Natural Gas

The project main objective is to build a dynamic simulation model for the rich and lean gas segregation pipelines in the country national gas grid. The results obtained for a series of scenarios, carried out with the model will allow identifying potential problems both, in steady state conditions, when blending composition changes (up to six cases), and in transient conditions when either some of the consumers trip or some of the suppliers also do.








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation


Dynamic Simulation Study for a series of

Boil-Off Gas Compressors in an African LNG plant

Aspen

HYSYS 2020 Mozambique EPC Natural Gas

Dynamic Simulation Study (DSS) for a BOG compression system in order to analyse different operating scenarios and upset cases and considering all the piping, controls and equipment handling BOG in the abovementioned plant.


Systems


Dynamic Simulation Study for Ethylene

Refrigeration Compressor (ERC)

Aspen HYSYS

2020 Germany Equipment

Manufacturer Petrochem

Dynamic Simulation Study of an Ethylene Refrigeration Compressor, for only one initial condition, to evaluate if the acceleration phase during the start-up to identify driver limitation or requirement based on the calculated load curve and if the compressor behaviour in the compressor map when the system accelerates


Major FPSO constructing and

operating company

Lifecycle Operator Training Simulator

for Almirante Barroso (MV32)

FPSO

UniSim Design

2020 Singapore EPC Oil & Gas

Development of the Lifecycle Operator Training Simulator (LC-OTS) for Almirante Barroso (MV32) Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform, which will be installed in the Búzios field, offshore Brazil. The MV32’s LC-OTS will be installed in the same training centre in Rio where Inprocess is already deploying LC-OTS for MV30 and MV31 FPSOs.

Although the LC-OTS's main purpose is to train the control room operators on a direct-connect OTS, client will benefit from a wider-scope during the engineering work including: Flare system validation, operating procedures drafting, early operators and engineers training with an emulated OTS, virtual commissioning of the ICSS configuration, start-up and post start-up support.


Spanish Oil Major

(petrochemicals branch)

Flare system revalidation study for the butadiene

plant

Aspen HYSYS;

Aspen Flare Analyzer

2020 Spain Operator Petrochem

Revalidation study for the flare system of a butadiene plant, comprising the resizing of a number of safety valves, together with the revalidation of the flare network, by steady state simulation


Portuguese EPC Slug and Pigging

Analysis for a Libyan O&G field

OLGA 2020 Portugal EPC Oil & Gas Flow Assurance study for two pipelines and two different scenarios for each one


Italian EPC for an FPSO

constructor

HIPPS Study for an FPSO in Angola

coast

Aspen HYSYS

2020 Angola EPC Oil & Gas Dynamic Simulation Study for a HIPPS protection system in order to determine the setpoint of operation

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Compressors Manufacturer

Dynamic Simulation Study for a

Turboexpander

Aspen HYSYS

2020 USA Equipment


Dynamic Simulation Study to determine the correct setup of the turbo expander machinery, its process control and its protection system








Company Type



Norwegian EPC for a Norwegian

Oil & Gas Company

Dynamic Process Simulation of a

North Sea installation Oil Export System

OLGA 2020 Norway Operator Oil & Gas Dynamic hydraulic study for an oil export pipeline. The possibility of wax deposition along the line was also investigated

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

FPSO Constructor

Dynamic Simulation Model of a FPSO

Aspen HYSYS

2020 Norway EPC Oil & Gas

Planning for a future Operator Training System to be developed following the concept of Lifecycle Simulator, Inprocess' client requested to start separately the dynamic simulation studies around the equipment to be installed in the processing facilities of an FPSO


Modelling Study

Austrian Petrochemical

Company, Swedish site

Steady State Modelling of a C3

splitter and de-ethanizer distillation columns in a cracker

plant

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Sweden Operator Petrochem

A cracker plant was having trouble when operating the propane/propylene splitter distillation column. Inprocess oversaw building the steady state simulation model and running a Sensitivity Analysis in order to evaluate the options to limit propylene losses in the bottom stream and to analyse how MAPD can be limited to the maximum allowable concentration in the column with the current instrumentation.


Systems

French Compressor Manufacturer


Overhead Compressor in an

LNG train

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Russia Equipment


The French compressor manufacturer providing the equipment to a Russian LNG plant required Inprocess to determine by means of dynamic simulation the protection requirements (anti-surge circuit, hot gas bypass valve requirements, etc.) for the overhead compressor


Systems

French Compressor Manufacturer

Dynamic Simulation Study for the Regeneration

Compressor in an LNG train

Aspen HYSYS



The French compressor manufacturer providing the equipment to a Russian LNG plant required Inprocess to determine by means of dynamic simulation the protection requirements (anti-surge circuit, hot gas bypass valve requirements, etc.) for the regeneration compressor

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Austrian Petrochemical

Company, Belgian site

Dynamic Simulation Model for a Propane

dehydrogenation plant

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Belgium Operator Petrochem

The client wanted to process an alternative feedstock (from bio sources) into their PDH and PP3 plants, and it was in need of testing the evolution of the concentration of this alternative feedstock at the exit of the polymerization plant, once the feedstock tank at their logistic partner was connected to the pipeline feeding the PDH plant. Therefore, a dynamic simulation model of the plant was built, and it was used to determine the residence time of the new feedstock, after switching from the traditional one.








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study; Flare Systems

Analysis

Italian EPC for an Austrian

petrochemicals company

(Belgian Site)

Dynamic Flare Network Analysis for

safety gas evaluation in a

Propane dehydrogenation

(PDH) plant

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Belgium EPC Petrochem

Inprocess built the dynamic model of the flare network of a propane dehydrogenation plant for an Italian engineering company who was in charge od carrying out a safety gas evaluation in the plant

Final client was facing a problem with the Flare system for which the reduction load applied was not properly supported by a simulation, and the HIPS implementation is not enough to close the safety gap coming from a LOPA analysis.

Inprocess carried out a flare simulation for the design scenario (power failure) in order to check if the time-dependence of the overpressure phenomena can give additional credit to close the safety gap going to safe reduce the flare design.


Multinational Chemical Company,

Spanish site

Flare Systems Analysis for a

Propane dehydrogenation

plant

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess carried out the revalidation of the Flare System of a propane dehydrogenation plant by means of process simulation, simulating contingencies and revalidating system dimensions


Italian EPC for a Russian O&G

company

FEED Flow Assurance Study for

an Oil Export Pipeline to a Tank

Farm

OLGA 2019 Italy EPC Oil & Gas By means of transient simulation of the pipeline using OLGA, Inprocess carried out a FEED study for the oil export pipeline from the processing facilities to the tank farm vessels


Systems

French Compressor

Manufacturer for an Indonesian

Oil&Gas company

Dynamic simulation study for a three

stages centrifugal compression system

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Indonesia Equipment


Inprocess built a dynamic simulation model of the three-stages compression system to validate the sizing of the proposed anti-surge valves and the configuration of the recycle loops

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Process Licensor division of an Italian EPC

Dynamic Simulation for a high-pressure

gas circuit in a hydroconversion

type unit

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Italy EPC Refining

Inprocess updated an existing dynamic simulation case in order to match Steady State conditions, according to H&MB, in order to tune up controllers and instrumentation as well as to check dynamics to verify that in three different scenarios, no overpressure and overtemperature will occur








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation


DSS to study start-up procedures for

two units in a green refinery

Aspen HYSYS


During the start-up of two units of a green refinery lots of operational problems were detected, actually leading to the impossibility of starting them. Inprocess created a dynamic simulation model of the units and helped out the engineers there to find During the start-up of two units of a green refinery lots of operational problems were detected, actually leading to the impossibility of starting them. Inprocess created a dynamic simulation model of the units and helped out the engineers there to find and define the right procedure to smoothly start the refinery units

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Emirates EPC working for an Middle East

NOC

Dynamic Simulation Study for Desalter trains in new GCs

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Kuwait EPC Oil & Gas

Due to the construction of new processing facilities in gathering centre of an oil & gas field, new desalter treating trains need to be built. Inprocess did carry out the dynamic simulation of such series of desalter trains in order to assess their dimensions, their desalting capacity, and their control and safety strategy for start-up and shutdown sequences


Italian EPC for a Russian Oil Company in Middle East

Surge Analysis Study for a Crude Oil Export Pipeline between two tank farms (121 km)

OLGA 2019 Iraq EPC Oil & Gas

A surge analysis of a 121 km long crude oil export pipeline, between two tan farms, was carried out by Inprocess using OLGA with PVTSim in order to determine the adequate line size (48"), the NPSHA for booster and shipper pumps, the cool down as well as testing other different operational and emergency situations


Spanish site of a German

Chemicals company

Flare Network Evaluation for the

whole producing site (several plants)

Flarenet/Aspen Flare Analyzer

2019 Spain Operator Bulk

Chemicals

Client wanted an updated Aspen Flare Analyzer model of their flare network (93 sources relieving). Inprocess built the model and run the proposed scenarios (Power Failure, Cooling Water Failure, Instrument Air Failure and Fire) and suggested possible ways of overcoming the detected bottlenecks

Hydrogen Network Study

Serbian Refining Company

Feasibility Study for Hydrogen Network

Modelling and Optimization

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Serbia Operator Refining

Inprocess’ refinery experts did analyse the status of the existing Hydrogen Network with the aim to investigate different alternatives to optimize hydrogen utilization at the refinery. Afterwards, Inprocess, in collaboration with its EPC partner, did conduct the Technical and Economic Evaluation of the proposed alternatives as well as created the required technical documentation for the selected solution.








Company Type



Spanish Refinery

Modelling and Study of the Flare System of the Conversion

Section of the Refinery

Aspen HYSYS;

Flarenet/Aspen Flare Analyzer; Flaresim


• Revalidation of the plant PSVs: Calculation of the discharge load from every service protecting the units, for every defined contingency and calculation of the sizing of the services (only for those PSVs whose dimensions are not known)

• Flare network revalidation: Determination of the services affected by the common contingencies and development of a flare network model, in order to determine its hydraulic behaviour and possible limitations.

• Flare revalidation: Seal and Tip design and radiation study


Spanish EPC working for and Emirates' NOC

Minimum Metal Temperature Study (FEED) for a Gas-Lift Compression System in an Abu

Dhabi offshore field

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Abu Dhabi EPC Oil & Gas

Development of a Minimum Metal Temperature Study for the Gas-Lift Compressor System in an oil & gas field (offshore Abu Dhabi) using BLOWDOWN technology available in Aspen HYSYS. This technology has been incorporated by Aspentech in Aspen HYSYS keeping the code unchanged in order to maintain the accuracy of the original depressurization technology developed by Dr. Graham Saville and Prof. Stephen Richardson


Systems

FPSO Constructor

Dynamic Simulation Study of the Gas

Injection Compressor in an FPSO in Ghana

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Ghana Operator Oil & Gas

Dynamic Simulation Studies, with different operational scenarios, to calculate sizes of equipment and of safety devices for the Gas Injection compressor installed in a FPSO in Africa


Systems

Swiss Compressor Manufacturer

Dynamic Simulation Study for three compression

systems in an oil & gas plant

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Indonesia Equipment


Dynamic study to confirm the design of the Anti-Surge Valve, including the trim characteristic, and to evaluate the need of hot gas bypass valve; to detect potential reverse rotation of the compressor; to perform the compressor system start-up, including interfaces with the process sequence identification of required starting torque, starter driver sizing, and the required acceleration limitations


German Engineering

Company for a German Refinery

PSVs and Flare network revalidation

for a German refinery

UniSim Design

2019 Germany EPC Refining An Inprocess modelling expert remotely supported the EPC firm to carry out a PSVs and flare network revalidation study for a refinery in Germany


Systems

British Compressor Manufacturer

DSS for the LLP and LP compressors in a

FPSO in Africa

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Senegal Equipment


Dynamic Simulation Studies, with different operational scenarios, to calculate sizes of equipment and of safety devices for the LLP and LP compressors installed in a FPSO in the west coast of Africa








Company Type



Systems

Swiss Compressor

Manufacturer for an Uzbek oil & gas company

Dynamic simulation study for a booster compressor station

(two stages)

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Uzbekistan Equipment


The compressor manufacturer wanted Inprocess to build a dynamic model and to run simulation scenarios to determine if their compressor design was satisfying final client needs to boost the pressure of a declining field to keep desired discharge pressure (by moving from one-stage to two-stages compression system)


Malaysian Fertilizers Company

Operator Training System for an

Ammonia, Methanol and Urea Plant

UniSim Design

2019 Malaysia Operator Bulk

Chemicals

An Operator Training System for the Ammonia, Urea and Methanol plants (plus the associated Utilities plant) has been built for a fertilizers company in Malaysia. The dynamic process model has been built using UniSim Design, the emulation of the Yokogawa DCS has been included in the process model, the Advanced Process Control Module has been connected to the process model and the emulated HMI has been developed with Inprocess Instructor Station that is also acting as the communication hub for the whole of the system


Systems

FPSO Constructor

Dynamic study to select adequate

compressors in an FPSO

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Ghana EPC Oil & Gas Dynamic Simulation studies carried out for different compressor alternatives in order to select the best suited one

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

EPC (Italian office) working

for a Middle East NOC

Dynamic analysis of a steam network in a desalination plant

during shutdown

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Bahrain EPC Refining Inprocess carried several operation scenarios to determine the operability of the steam network of the utilities section of a desalination plant in Middle East



Spanish Metallurgical

Company

Dynamic Model and Technology Transfer for a Sulphur Oxide

Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Spain Operator Metallurgy

A dynamic model of one section of the sulphur oxide gas treatment plant has been built in Aspen HYSYS dynamics to help client engineers to improve current process control setup. The model development activity will be supported by a series of knowledge transfer sessions that will guide control engineers on how to benefit from the dynamic simulation results to improve plant controllability


Modelling Study

Canadian Process Licensor

Steady State Model Improvement and

Exergy Analysis of a Compressed Air Storage System

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Canada Process Licensor

Bulk Chemicals

An existing Steady State model in Aspen HYSYS will be reviewed and enhanced in terms of convergence time and redundant information. Once validated, the model will be used to identify potential energy improvements by exergy analysis

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

FPSO Constructor in

Singapore

Depressurization and re-

pressurization dynamic study for a gas export sealine

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Ghana Operator Oil & Gas Dynamic Study to determine the operating procedure for the switch from automatic to manual in the gas export line from FPSO to the continent








Company Type



Spanish Refinery

Revalidation of the PSVs protecting the coker, the HGO and

the CLE & LVN

Aspen HYSYS;

Flarenet/Aspen Flare Analyzer


After several successful previous projects, the refinery owner has requested Inprocess to carry out another project to revalidate the sizing of the Pressure Safety Valves protecting some other units in the refinery (Coker, HGO, CLE & LVN)


Systems


(German branch) for an

Oil Major operating in

Qatar

DSS for a compressor train

changing from VSD drive/control to fixed

speed drive

Aspen HYSYS


Manufacturer Refining

The main objective of the project was to deliver a dynamic simulation study for a compression system to confirm the viability of eliminating VDS, though the verification of the operation under a number of defined procedural and upset conditions. The model will allow evaluating the design and identifying potential problems.


Systems

German Compressor

Manufacturer for an FPSO

constructor

Dynamic Simulation Study for three

Different Compressor Trains Systems in a FPSO

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Brazil Equipment


Inprocess has developed a dynamic simulation model of the three compression systems designed to work in a FPSO offshore Brazil with the objective of determining the anti-surge requirements for the three systems; to evaluate the compressor start-up procedures and the driver ability to provide sufficient torque at the settle out pressure with/without soft starter; and to evaluate an emergency shutdown or trip event.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Spanish Synthetic Rubber

Producer

Dynamic Simulation Study for the rubber plant chilling water

network

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess has developed a dynamic simulation model of the chilling water network in Aspen HYSYS in order to help client to determine hydraulic bottlenecks in its chilling water network and to help client to find solutions that could lead to its removal


Systems

German Compressors Manufacturer

Dynamic Simulation Study for Feed Gas Booster Compressor

and Boil Off Gas Compressor

Aspen HYSYS



The main objective of the project is to deliver a dynamic simulation study for the Feed Gas Booster compression system and for the Boil-Off Gas compression system in order to confirm its proper operation under several defined procedural and upset conditions. The model will allow evaluating the design and identifying potential problems.


Middle East Control Systems

Implementor

Operator Training Simulator for a gas

plant in Basrah (Iraq)

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Iraq EPC Natural Gas

Operator Training Simulator for a Gas Utilization Plant that will use Siemens PCS7 as distributed control system. Inprocess has developed a direct-connect OTS, with a dynamic model of the process based on Aspen HYSYS, the emulation of the Siemens DCS based on PCS7Sim and SIMIT, and an instructor station developed with Inprocess Instructor Station








Company Type



Modelling Study

Process Licensor division

of an Italian engineering

company

On-site Support for Aspen Plus MTBE Reactor Modelling

Aspen Plus 2019 Italy EPC Petrochem

Within the innovation process on going, client is evaluating the use of Aspen Plus to perform integrated process simulation models for High-Octanes Technologies, more specifically MTBE, ETBE and TAME synthesis and related side reactions.

Client is currently simulating the whole process (reaction, product separation and reactant recovery) using different tools with an important effort related to the integration of the results from one tool to the other until a stable convergence is reached. The reason of this is linked to the reliability of each tool results that were confirmed over the years with data coming from several operating plants all over the world.

Client requested Inprocess its support to implement the whole of the existing models and routines into a single process simulation tool, like Aspen Plus.

Research, Development and

Innovation (R+D+I)

Norwegian Oil and Gas company

Development of a Bad Actors Detection

Application

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Norway Operator Oil & Gas

Inprocess and client will jointly devote R&D resources to develop a software tool capable of detecting process anomalies due to the deviation between the real equipment behaviour and that expected from a rigorous first-principles dynamic process simulator


Greek Refining Company

Upgrading of an existing Operator Training Simulator

for an MHC refinery unit

UniSim Design

2019 Greece Operator Refining

Inprocess updated and upgraded an existing simulation system for the complexes of Fluidized Catalytic Cracking (FCC) and Mild Hydrocracker (MCC) to the new process simulator (UniSim Design), matching current plant conditions. On top of the new model, Inprocess created an Operator Training Simulator, simulating the Honeywell control system and the safety system with Proconex software and developing the instructor capabilities with Inprocess Instructor Station



Operator Training Simulator of a

continuous catalytic reforming refinery

unit

UniSim Design


Inprocess developed an OTS for an old topping complex in the refinery, developing the process model with UniSim Design, simulating the Honeywell control system and the safety system with Proconex software and developing the instructor capabilities with Inprocess Instructor Station



Operator Training Simulator of a

topping refinery unit

UniSim Design


Inprocess developed an OTS for continuous catalytic reforming unit in the refinery, developing the process model with UniSim Design, simulating the Honeywell control system and the safety system with Proconex software and developing the instructor capabilities with Inprocess Instructor Station








Company Type




operating company

Lifecycle project and OTS for one FPSOs

to be located offshore Brazil

UniSim Design

2019 Brazil Operator Oil & Gas

A major FPSO constructing and operating company has awarded Inprocess the construction of an Operator Training Simulator for their new Carioca (MV30) Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform, which is soon to be installed off the coast of Brazil (in the Sepia field). These fields produce a natural gas with a high CO2 content, thus a careful design of the processing facilities in the FPSO is required as well as precise operating procedures in order to be able to adequately process the fluids produced. The OTS being built to train the control room operators are, however, part of a wider-scope simulation lifecycle project which will include dynamic simulation studies to be executed before the actual construction of the topsides, as well as validation of the proposed operating procedures, checkout of the ICSS databases, operator training, start-up support and post start-up updates.



operating company

Lifecycle project and OTSs for one FPSO

to be located offshore Brazil

UniSim Design


A major FPSO constructing and operating company has awarded Inprocess the construction of an Operator Training Simulator for their new Guanaraba (MV31) Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform, which is soon to be installed off the coast of Brazil (in the Libra field). These fields produce a natural gas with a high CO2 content, thus a careful design of the processing facilities in the FPSO is required as well as precise operating procedures in order to be able to adequately process the fluids produced. The OTS being built to train the control room operators are, however, part of a wider-scope simulation lifecycle project which will include dynamic simulation studies to be executed before the actual construction of the topsides, as well as validation of the proposed operating procedures, checkout of the ICSS databases, operator training, start-up support and post start-up updates.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Slovak EPC for a Slovak



Storing Facility Subcooling Section

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Slovakia EPC Petrochem EPC dynamic simulation studies to verify basic engineering calculations for the facilities of the storing complex of an ethylene production plant


German Resins Company

OTS for a Hydrogenated

Hydrocarbon Resin plant

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Germany Operator Bulk

Chemicals

Inprocess will take advantage of existing models in Aspen Dynamics to build an OTS based on Aspen HYSYS Dynamics to train control room operators on the behaviour of the plant that is controlled by a PCS7 Simatic from Siemens. Inprocess Instructor Station will be the software acting as data hub and providing the Instructor functionalities








Company Type


Software Extension and Programming; Steady State Simulation

Modelling Study

Norwegian Exploration &

Production Company

Steady State model expansion and

software extension upgrade for a North

Sea field

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess will build new steady state standalone models for two new fields to be integrated with an existing CORF model. Models will be fed with real plant data from PI system. Software extensions will be upgraded to cope with the new feeds


Spanish EPC for an Emirates oil

company

Flow Assurance Study for an oil field

in Middle East OLGA 2019 Abu Dhabi EPC Oil & Gas

The purpose of this hydraulic analysis was to establish the line size requirements for the new transfer lines from PADs and Main Transfer line forming a Fish Bone Network for the Oil Gathering Network. The analysis also evaluated and identified the various problems that could be faced during start-up, shutdown, pigging operations of the gathering network facility


Petrochemical Spanish

Company

OTS and ITS for a greenfield DETAL

plant

Aspen HYSYS


A petrochemical complex in a coastal town in the Province of Cádiz (Spain) has awarded Inprocess a project to develop and implement an OTS and an ITS (3D VR) for its Linear Alkylbenzene (LAB) plant. The plant is currently updating its facilities – in a new upgrade project, valued at $110 million - to take advantage of the most modern, efficient DETAL technology now available.

By using Aspen HYSYS Dynamics for the simulation of both the processing plant and its process control, the Inprocess-emulated OTS solution will also evolve to incorporate 3D Virtual Reality vision to simultaneously train control panel operators and field operators.

As a side project benefit, Inprocess will invest in the development of the Digital Twin, the future basis for the OTS and ITS (3D VR), by creating an inferential variables generation tool to be used in Process Optimization applications.


Modelling Study German EPC

Aspen + Conceptual Design of Distillation

Sequence Aspen Plus 2019 Germany EPC

Bulk Chemicals

Client requested Inprocess technical support to help them to build a model in Aspen Plus that should help them to select the best distillation sequence configuration


Brazil office of a Dutch FPSO constructor

Operator Training System for one FPSO located offshore Brazil

UniSim Design


Development of an Operator Training system for one FPSO located offshore Brazil. The dynamic model will be developed taking advantage of a previously built dynamic model for EPC studies. The control and safety system (from Siemens) will be simulated with Siemens softcontroller based on SIMIT








Company Type





UniSim Design






UniSim Design






UniSim Design



Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study Finish Refinery

Yield Shift Reactor Modelling for Hydrocracker

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Finland Operator Refining

Our client needed a dynamic model of the refinery hydrocracker, in the format of yield shift reactor, to be built using Aspen HYSYS Dynamics for its future use in their internal operators training tool. As the source of information, Inprocess used an existing steady state PetroSIM model, previously developed by client.


Norwegian Instrumentation Provider for an

Oil & Gas Operator

OTS for a Danish O&G field in the

North Sea

UniSim Design

2018 Denmark Instrumentatio


Inprocess will use the dynamic models developed by third parties (in UniSim Design) to develop and commission an OTS for the control room operators in the oil & gas field facilities. The ICSS emulator will be provided by Siemens AS, who is the instrumentation provider of the field. Inprocess will use its own Instruction Station software to act as the data connectivity hub as well as the provider of the instruction capabilities.


Italian EPC for a Belgian


Dynamic Flare Analysis for safety gas evaluation in a

Propane DeHydration (PDH)

plant

Aspen HYSYS

2019 Belgium EPC Petrochem

Final client was facing a problem with the Flare system for which the reduction load applied is not properly supported by a simulation, and the HIPS implementation is not enough to close the safety gap coming from a LOPA analysis. Inprocess carried out a flare simulation for the design scenario (power failure) in order to check if the time-dependence of the overpressure phenomena can give additional credit to close the safety gap going to safe reduce the flare design.








Company Type



Systems

Italian EPC for a Russian refinery


compressors in a Delayed Coker Unit

Aspen HYSYS


Through a series of simulated operating scenarios, using an on-purpose developed dynamic simulation model, Inprocess determined the adequacy and effectiveness of the compression system in the delayed coker unit. Certain shutdown procedures are also evaluated taking into account the anti-surge protection and control and trip settings, including the need for hot/cold gas bypass valves and circuits. The impact on flaring following system depressurization will as well be checked


Main Automation Contractor

working for an Abu Dhabi Oil & Gas company

Operator Training System for an Abu

Dhabi Oil Field Facilities

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Abu Dhabi Instrumentatio


Inprocess is developing for ABB (Instrumentation Provider) a Direct-Connect Operator Training System based on their 800xA DCS. Inprocess will use Aspen HYSYS as the dynamic process simulator for the processing facilities of the oil & gas field; it will use Inprocess Instructor Station as the data connectivity hub as well as the provider of the instruction capabilities; and the softcontroller for the 800xA simulation provided by ABB


Systems

Swiss Compressor Manufacturer

Dynamic simulation study for a

compression system

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Switzerland Equipment


The compressor manufacturer wanted Inprocess to build a dynamic model and to run simulation scenarios to determine if their compressor design was satisfying final client needs

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Chinese EPC working for an

Abu Dhabi Oil & Gas company

Dynamic Simulation for an Abu Dhabi Oil

Field Facilities

Aspen HYSYS; OLGA


Working in three project phases, the Inprocess simulation team will develop a dynamic simulation model of the integrated processing facilities (transfer lines, separation trains, vapour recovery, MOL lines and pumps, dewatering system, flare systems, hot water and others), using Aspen HYSYS and OLGA. A series of dynamic simulation scenarios will be run with the model to ensure the correct sizing of the equipment and of the protecting systems. Inprocess engineers will work for six months at client facilities in Abu Dhabi to facilitate and ensure the knowledge transfer to client's team








Company Type


Operator Training System (OTS); ITOP; Software Extension and Programming;

Training Program

British Fine Chemicals Company. Spanish

Production Site

Development of an educational platform to train operations

personnel

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Spain Operator Fine

Chemicals

Inprocess develops client's educational platform for operators in their Catalan site, 60 km north of Barcelona. In close collaboration with client's HR department, the Inprocess Services team developed an educational environment where their operations personnel will find rigorous representation of their producing lines and processes (either in the form of rigorous dynamic simulation or in the form of audio-visual content) where to learn-by-practising how to optimally operate their real processes. With a bunch of batch operating lines, this site has been producing for years high-added value natural based specialities and oleo chemicals to the personal care, life sciences, and industrial chemical markets


Argentinian Oil Company

Operator Training System for a

Generic CDU in a refinery

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Argentina Operator Refining

Inprocess has developed an OTS for a generic refinery production CDU. The dynamic process model was built in Aspen HYSYS; the control system was emulated in the dynamic process simulator while the Operator Consoles were emulated with Aspen Operator Training software



Operator Training System for a refinery fluid

catalytic cracker (FCC) in La Plata

(Argentina)

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess has developed an OTS for a refinery production FCC for a refinery located in La Plata (Argentina). The dynamic process model was built in Aspen HYSYS; the Schneider Serie IA control system was emulated via the softcontroller provided by Schneider and the Operator Consoles were emulated with Aspen Operator Training software




catalytic cracker (FCC) in Luján de Cuyo (Argentina)

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess has developed an OTS for a refinery production FCC for a refinery located in Luján de Cuyo (Argentina). The dynamic process model was built in Aspen HYSYS; the ABB 800xA control system was emulated via the softcontroller provided by ABB and the Operator Consoles were emulated with Aspen Operator Training software




catalytic cracker (FCC) in La Plata

(Argentina)

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess has developed an OTS for a refinery production FCC for a refinery located in La Plata (Argentina). The dynamic process model was built in Aspen HYSYS; the ABB 800xA control system was emulated via the softcontroller provided by ABB and the Operator Consoles were emulated with Aspen Operator Training software

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Norwegian Engineering and

FPSO Construction

Company

DSS to test and verify relief

scenarios for a Non-Associated Gas line

in a Ghanaian FPSO

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Ghana EPC Oil & Gas

Inprocess executed several scenarios using the FPSO dynamic model to test and verify relief scenarios for the Non-Associated Gas processing line in John Agyekum Kufuor FPSO in Ghana coast








Company Type



Spanish Engineering

Company (Chile office)

Dynamic Flow Assurance Analysis for shutdown and

restart procedures in a Bolivian oil&gas

field

OLGA 2018 Bolivia EPC Oil & Gas

Transient analysis using OLGA of the behaviour of the Margarita filed during the last unplanned shutdown and processes restart, providing recommendations on the restart procedures, targeting at reducing the accumulation of liquids (oil & water) in the system


Czech Oil Refiner and

Petrochemicals

Operator Training System for an Olefins Steam

Cracker

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Czech

Republic Operator Petrochem

Inprocess has developed a virtualized version of the OTS for an olefins steam cracker for a petrochemicals site located in the Europe. The dynamic process model was built in Aspen HYSYS; the HIMA Elop-II Safety System was replicated in the dynamic process model; the ABB 800xA with AC460 control system was emulated via TEAM_Logic for AC460 while the 800xA Operator Consoles were emulated with Inprocess Instructor Station software


Polish Oil Refiner and

Petrochemicals

Operator Training System for an Olefins Steam

Cracker

PetroSIM 2018 Poland Operator Petrochem

Inprocess has developed a virtualized version of the OTS for an olefins steam cracker for a petrochemicals site located in Europe. The dynamic process model was built in KBC PetroSIM; the Honeywell FSC Safety System was replicated in the dynamic process model; the ABB 800xA with AC460 control system was emulated via TEAM_Logic for AC460 while the 800xA Operator Consoles were emulated with Inprocess Instructor Station software



Petrochemicals


refinery hydrocracker

PetroSIM 2018 Poland Operator Refining

Inprocess has developed a virtualized version of the OTS for a refinery production Hydrocracker for a refinery located in Europe. The dynamic process model was built in KBC PetroSIM; the Triconex v8 Safety System was replicated in the dynamic process model; the Honeywell TPS control system was emulated via Proconex LCNSimPlus and the EST Operator Consoles were emulated with Inprocess Instructor Station software



Petrochemicals


catalytic cracker (FCC)

PetroSIM 2018 Poland Operator Refining

Inprocess has developed a virtualized version of the OTS for a refinery production FCC for a refinery located in Europe. The dynamic process model was built in KBC PetroSIM; the Honeywell FSC Safety System was replicated in the dynamic process model; the Honeywell TPS control system was emulated via Proconex LCNSimPlus and the US/GUS Operator Consoles were emulated with Inprocess Instructor Station software








Company Type



Systems; Knowledge

Improvement Program (KIP)

French Chemicals Company

Dynamic Simulation Study for Cracked Gas Compression

Trains

Aspen HYSYS

2018 France Operator Petrochem

Inprocess developed a dynamic simulation model, carrying out a series of dynamic simulation scenarios and delivering a training session (including model handover) for two compressor trains for the cracked gas process. One is driven by a turbine (CT1) and one is driven by a motor (CM2), both are constituted by five-stage compression.


Canadian oil sands refining

company

Model update and additional runs for

new yields in refinery units

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Canada Operator Refining

After having changed the yields in the refinery units as well as the plant throughput, client wanted Inprocess to review the conclusions reached with the previous dynamic simulation study regarding the adequacy of their Over Pressure Protection System. Inprocess has updated the existing dynamic model with the new operating conditions, and has run the necessary scenarios with the model to analyse and verify the limitations, reporting the main findings and recommendations


Spanish Refinery Site

Flare Dynamic Simulation Update

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Spain Operator Refining Inprocess updated Naphtha Splitter simulation models for Spanish Refinery.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study; HIPPS or other

Depressurization

Italian Engineering Company

Dynamic Simulation Study HIPPS

Verification for a Libyan Offshore

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Italy EPC Oil & Gas

Inprocess' client requested the Inprocess' services to carry out HIPPS study. The dynamic process simulation study was developed in order to verify if the HIPPS system was able to protect the existing HP separators with the new operating conditions.


Systems

Swiss compressor

manufacturer for a Norwegian

EPC

Dynamic Simulation Study for

Compressor Trains

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Vietnam Equipment


Inprocess client requested to carry out a Dynamic Simulation Study for Compressor Trains in a platform, located in Vietnam. In order to achieve the objectives of this project, Inprocess built a Dynamic Model and performed a series of pre-defined scenarios, according to client's comments.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


FPSO Construction

Company

DSS to troubleshoot operational

problems in MP and LP compressors in a

Ghanaian FPSO

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess executed several scenarios using the FPSO dynamic model to troubleshoot operational problems in MP and LP compressors in John Agyekum Kufuor FPSO in Ghana coast

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


FPSO Construction

Company

DSS to test and check operational procedures to start the Non-Associated Gas processing line

in a Ghanaian FPSO

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess executed several scenarios using the FPSO dynamic model to test and check operational procedures to start the Non-Associated Gas processing line in John Agyekum Kufuor FPSO in Ghana coast








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


FPSO Construction

Company

DSS on a Ghanaian FPSO model to

analyze flare incident

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Ghana EPC Oil & Gas Inprocess executed several scenarios using the FPSO dynamic model to analyse flare incident in John Agyekum Kufuor FPSO in Ghana coast

Training Courses for Operators

Canadian EPC for an Austrian

LPG plant owner in Tunisia

Process Training Courses for the Operators of an

LPG Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Tunisia EPC Natural Gas

Inprocess' instructor was in charge of delivering the courses about the processing plant details to the operators in Tunisia. Part of the material was already prepared by the EPC and the Process Licensor and other part was prepared by Inprocess, taking advantage of the simulation models that were built in a separate project to help the EPC in their design phase


Spanish polymers company

DCS Checkout activities during

client DCS migration project

Aspen HYSYS


During the migration of the plant Distributed Control System from previous provider to current one (DeltaV from Emerson), Inprocess staff, involved in the lifecycle project, did carry out the checkout activities for the FAT version of the DCS, helping final client to reduce the number of onsite DCS commissioning hours

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Argentinian Engineering Company

Feasibility CFD Study for the

backwash operation of columns

2018 Argentina EPC Bulk

Chemicals

Inprocess, with the help of a local university, carried out a feasibility study, using Computational Fluid Dynamics software (open source) to check possible design alternatives for the liquid distributor in the bottom of a wash column where adsorbed components were desorbed and washed when operating with backwards flow


Systems

Spanish Engineering

Company for a Saudi Arabian

NOC

Dynamic Simulation Studies for

Compression Plants

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Spain EPC Oil & Gas

A Spanish engineering company was awarded the contract to carry out the Haradh Gas Plant EPC project. The purpose of the EPC project is to boost the non-associated gas pressure from the gas gathering system to Haradh Gas Plant and/or Hawiyah Gas Plant, allowing the wellhead pressures to be reduced. This lower pressure will improve or extend the field production profile. Inprocess was requested to perform a Dynamic Simulation Analysis aimed at verifying the adequacy of the instrumented protection system, at confirming the stable operation during different operational modes with the existing control scheme and at providing support to the EPC on the design of the ASV and CGBV. The project consisted of three main packages:

• North Haradh Gas Compression Package

• Satellite Gas Compression Package

• South Haradh Gas Compression Package

Each package had three gas compression plants located at different emplacements and, in turn, each of the plants contained a certain number of compression systems








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study; Steady State Simulation

Modelling Study; Training Program

Spanish Oil Company (Chemical Division)

Steady State Model + Dynamic Model + Training Material for

Engineers in a Petrochemicals

Plant

Aspen HYSYS


Taking advantage of the dynamic simulation models already built for an OTS in a similar plant CEPSA owns in Shanghai, China, Inprocess modelling engineers developed the steady state version of the Palos' Cumene and Phenol producing units in order CEPSA engineers could use it to test and check possible operating points. On top of the steady state versions, Inprocess has also been requested to create the dynamic model of the three producing lines in order to help Operations department in designing and applying operating procedures. Simultaneously, Inprocess has created training material that has been used to train CEPSA's engineers on how models were built and how they can be used in the future

Dynamic Model linked to DCS

Norwegian Oli&Gas Operator

On-Line Model Based Application

Using Process Simulation (Twin

Model

UniSim Design


Development of a production software application, based on a simulation model in UniSim Design of an oil & gas field and processing units, being connected to the cloud PI database, which is capable of tuning the model with current production conditions, in order to predict future behaviour of the whole asset. The fitting algorithm, with poor data rejection, has been built in Matlab and the Inprocess Instructor Station has been used as data communication hub. The application is using as GUI the same HMI than the real DCS is using

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Qatar Oil & Gas Company

Dynamic Simulation for Over Pressure

Scenario Validation

Aspen HYSYS

2018 Qatar Operator Oil & Gas

Inprocess' Client requested the dynamic simulation study for Over Pressure Scenario Validation in order to determine the capacity of the system to avoid reaching the design pressure of equipment when in the event of a Thermal Reactor' shutdown. Inprocess also studied the maximum achievable pressure in the super-heater coils under worst case conditions.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Swedish Refinery

Dynamic Simulation Study for Tube Rupture in SRU

Furnace

Aspen HYSYS

2017 Sweden Operator Refining Inprocess developed the dynamic model of Claus Unit in order to investigate the propagation of a pressure wave through the unit to understand how high the pressure can rise.


Spanish Engineering

Company for a Bolivian

Operating Company

Dynamic Analysis of the hydraulics of the

load and unload circuits of cargo

ships

OLGA 2017 Spain EPC Oil & Gas

Inprocess carried out an analysis of the hydrodynamic behaviour of the loading and unloading lines in cargo ships for a new terminal using OLGA. Special attention was devoted to analyse water hammer effects when motorized valves were closed unexpectedly


Italian Oil & Gas Industry


Verification for Oil & Gas Platform

Aspen HYSYS

2017 Libya EPC Oil & Gas

Inprocess' client requested the Inprocess' services to carry out HIPPS study. The dynamic process simulation study was developed in order to verify if the HIPPS system was able to protect the existing HP separators with the new operating conditions.








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Dynamic Simulation Study for EDC

Cracking Furnaces and HCL Distillation

Column

Aspen HYSYS

2017 France Operator Bulk

Chemicals

Inprocess developed a dynamic simulation study in order to:

• Determinate the flowrates to be evacuated due to the furnaces shut-down.

• Determinate the on/off valves sizes to be installed.

• Analyse the system/flow behaviours during the furnaces shut--down.

• Estimate the flow rates generated by a pipe rupture.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Oil Refinery in Finland

Dynamic Simulation Study for Finland

Refinery

Aspen HYSYS


The main objectives for the model were to develop a simulation model including the modelling of seven underground caverns with connections crude oil feed and gas to be vented. The model also included the time actions like: ship and railway unloading, crude charging to process, maintenance broke when one cavern was sealed off from others. Inprocess developed the project using Petro-SIM as the process simulation engine.


Modelling Study

Spanish Engineering Company

Steady State Study of a Phenol Column

Aspen HYSYS

2017 Spain EPC Refining

Inprocess carried out a SS of a Phenol Column. The main objective of this study was to determinate the efficiency of the column. Furthermore, Inprocess' Client had requested the simulation of the modified column.


Czech Petrochemical

Company

Flare Revalidation Project and Knowledge

Improvement Program (KIP)

Aspen HYSYS

2017 Czech

Republic Operator Petrochem

During this project, Inprocess developed a complete flare network revalidation study according to API520 and API521. The common relief scenarios were analysed for all the affected units and the sizing cases were determined in order to perform the revalidation study using dynamic simulation methods. In addition, according to the Inprocess Client need to teach engineers on how to revalidate flare networks using Steady State and Dynamic Simulation, Inprocess provided a Knowledge Improvement Program (KIP). KIP allowed to transfer the knowledge acquired during the execution of the project.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


FPSO Construction

Company

Debottlenecking Study for Oil & Gas

Project

Aspen HYSYS

2017 Ghana EPC Oil & Gas Inprocess carried out a Debottlenecking Study for an Oil & Gas Project. During the study, Inprocess developed a series of verification and evaluation studies for the project.








Company Type



Spanish Oil Company

(Petrochemicals branch)

Emulated OTS for Propylene Oxide

and Styrene Monomer Plant

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess developed an Emulated OTS for a Propylene Oxide and Styrene Monomer Plant.

The different process areas of the plant were simulated separately through the execution of different project phases. This allow the early provision of the Emulated OTS for the main part of the plant for the benefit of Inprocess Client.


Belgian Olefins plant

Flare Network Revalidation Study

for a naphtha cracker

Aspen HYSYS;

Flarenet/Aspen Flare Analyzer; Flaresim


Inprocess reviewed the situation of the safety devices and flare network considering new feedstock added to the naphtha cracker.

The new relief loads for all the detailed feedstock scenarios were calculated, and the evaluation of the inlet and outlet piping of each safety device were validated.

Finally, Inprocess suggested the solutions to potential non-conformities of the installation found during the study.


Systems

Spanish Engineering

Company for a Saudi Arabian

NOC

Dynamic Simulation Study support for a refrigeration loop

compression system

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess Client required Inprocess to provide technical support and consultancy services for the development of a Dynamic Simulation Study for a refrigeration loop compression system.

During the project execution, Inprocess reviewed and validated the results obtained by Inprocess Client to ensure its quality and reliability.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Dynamic Simulation Model for the Chlorine and

Hydrogen Sections

Aspen HYSYS

2017 France Operator Bulk

Chemicals

Inprocess Client started-up a new chlorine and hydrogen lines downstream of an electrolysis system. This project is split in two different parts. First, Inprocess, using an existing dynamic model, improved the procedures for the start-up and shutdown of the new unit. Second, Inprocess developed a dynamic model for the Hydrogen Section to determine how to avoid high pressure differences, which could cause membranes damage.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Dynamic Simulation Study for operating

conditions improvements in a Synthetic Rubber

Plant

Aspen HYSYS


A Dynamic Simulation Study was carried out in order to identify possible operating problems and to suggest solutions and improvements to optimize the process for obtaining synthetic rubber.

Inprocess executed different scenarios to determine all possible improvements. These studies were carried out for two different Process areas: Butadiene and Solvent.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Spanish - Mexican Joint

Venture


Combined Cycle Power Plant in

Mexico

Aspen HYSYS

2017 Mexico EPC Power Plants

Inprocess carried out a dynamic simulation study for a Combined Cycle Power Plant. Inprocess established the necessary gas holdup between compressor and gas turbine to avoid pressure fluctuation and analysed the maximum pressure variation.








Company Type



Spanish Refinery

Flare System Revalidation for a Spanish Refinery

Aspen HYSYS; Flarenet


Final Client initiated a series of modifications including a revamp to increase the intermediate Paraffin production capacity from 330,000 tm/year to 370,000 tm/year and a modification of existing LAB production facilities. Inprocess carries out the revalidation of the PSVs for different contingencies as well as of the Flare Network for four different cases, to ensure that the results obtained by Inprocess' Client are valid.


Systems

Swiss compressor

manufacturer

Dynamic Simulation Studies for a

MOPICO-type compression system

Aspen HYSYS

2017 Switzerland Equipment


Inprocess client requested a Dynamic Simulation Study for a compressor system project. In the project was included two integrated high-speed motor driven compressor (type MOPICO) that could be operated either in series or parallel configuration. The Inprocess' study confirmed the operation under a number of defined procedural and upset conditions.



British FPSO Operating Company

DSS for two Ghanaian FPSOs to check operational issue when both

produce in parallel

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess's client wanted to check the impact in the operation of the gas export pipeline, from TEN and Jubilee FPSOs, specifically of the control system of the HP & GI compressors when both FPSOs were producing alone and together.

Dynamic Simulation


Dynamic Simulation studies for an

expansion project

Aspen HYSYS

2017 Indonesia Operator Natural Gas

Inprocess client initiated an Expansion Project to commercialize the incremental resource into high margin gas markets based on a single LNG (liquefied natural gas) train expansion.

Inprocess carried out an integrated dynamic simulation model of the facilities in operation and the new ones focusing on the steam and power system, in order to achieve a N+1 operating philosophy for the steam turbine generators and auxiliary boilers.


Modelling Study

Hydrocarbons exploration and

production company

Upstream Steady State model update for future dynamic

simulation

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess engineers updated a series of Aspen HYSYS Steady State models with new PVT data and well compositions and trained the client on the model modifications.


Omani Consultancy and

Engineering company

Dynamic Simulation Study for a Gas Grid

Integration and Emulated Operator

Training System

UniSim Design

2017 Oman EPC Natural Gas

Inprocess carried out a detailed concept study of the Gas Grid pipeline system to identify and evaluate all possible options required to meet all gas delivery specifications and Gas Grid capacity for a minimum of 10 years. Once the dynamic models were created, Inprocess developed an Emulated OTS for the complete Gas Grid.








Company Type



Process Licensor Company

High-fidelity Operator Training Environment for a

Methanol Plant

VMGSim 2017 Denmark Process Licensor

Bulk Chemicals

Development of a high-fidelity Operator Training Environment, composed by a series of training modules to be used to learn about the fundamentals of unit operations (based on Inprocess' training environment: ITOP) and an emulated solution for a methanol plant OTS, founded on a dynamic simulation model built on VMGSim technology. The architecture of this training environment consisted on a web-based infrastructure. This approach allowed different thin-clients to access the different operator training functionalities from different PCs, sitting at various company locations. The remote environment allowed the interaction from clients to the central application in a smooth and non-intrusive way.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Oil Refinery in Finland

FCC Yield Shift Reactor Modelling

Aspen HYSYS


The client was interested in the development of a Dynamic model for its FCC in order to use this model for an OTS. Inprocess performed a FCC Yield Shift Reactor Modelling based on FCC Steady State model.


Modelling Study


Hydraulic performance check

for non-licensed process units, major lines and equipment

of a train downgraded

operation in a gas plant

PRO/II 2016 Qatar Operator Oil & Gas;

Natural Gas

The Phase I of the study was performed by Inprocess in order to determine the maximum possible operating capacity limits, by considering the safety limitation factors, when increasing the production of the wells. Once capacity limits were determined, during project Phase II, Inprocess updated a series of PRO/II simulation files provided by client and it performed the hydraulic performance check for the non-licensed units, major lines and equipment in scope.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Dynamic Modelling of a Butadiene Plant

for operating transient analysis

Aspen HYSYS


The main objective of this project was to optimize the area alarm of the butadiene process. Inprocess developed a dynamic simulation modelling of the butadiene area in order to carry out the analysis of the plant's dynamic behaviour, which could help to identify the operating conditions that lead to the activation of the plant section alarms.


FPSO/FSO EPC Operator Training

System for a FPSO in Brazil

UniSim Design

2016 Brazil EPC Oil & Gas

Inprocess carried out an Operator Training System for a FPSO in Brazil.

The OTS was developed as a direct connect solution using Honeywell UniSim Dynamic model and Yokogawa's Centrum VP DCS emulator system.








Company Type



Modelling Study

Hydrocarbons exploration and

production company

Upstream Steady State model update for new production

conditions

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess engineers updated an Aspen HYSYS model used to compute the hydrocarbon allocation. The modifications consisted on:

• Updated compressor performance curves for the LP compressor

• Re-routing of LP compressor suction line form the inlet separators

• New parameter limits under "set-up" tab in the Company Oil Recovery Factor sheet


Systems

Middle East EPC company for a Persian

Gulf Petrochem company

Dynamic Simulation Study for an Acid Gas Compression

Unit

Aspen HYSYS

2016 Dubai EPC Oil & Gas

Dynamic simulation study of an acid gas compression system in a gas treating plant, driven by a gas turbine. The acid gas removed in the gas treating solvent units, plus the propane regeneration gas with a high sulphur contents, was compressed by the acid gas compression system, object of this dynamic study

The main objectives of the study was to predict the behaviour in transient conditions of the compression system. To achieve this, Inprocess carried out the analysis of the different operational cases like start-up, shut down, and side stream cut off.


Modelling Study


Modelling and Calibration of a

Platformer Unit in a Spanish Refinery

Aspen HYSYS; RefSYS


The project’s main objective was to deliver a calibrated Catalytic Reformer Unit (Platformer) simulation model for a Spanish Refinery. Model calibration was based on four sets of plant data provided by client. A data reconciliation step was deemed necessary in order to redistribute possible instrumentation errors. A specific model in Aspen HYSYS Refining was used for model development and calibration. Model handover meeting included a model delivery workshop, where the main model characteristics, and its possible future uses, were detailed to client.








Company Type



Systems

Spanish EPC for a Kuwait NOC

Turbo Expander/Residue Gas Compressor


Aspen HYSYS

2016 Kuwait EPC Natural Gas

Inprocess delivered a Dynamic Simulation Study for a Turbo Expander/Residue Gas Compressor, for a Gas Plant Train in Kuwait in order to confirm high operational safety and reliability of the system. Consequently, the project:

• Verified the Instrumented Protection System (response of the antisurge control system / adequacy of the Turboexpander protections)

• Confirmed the stable operation during start-up and shutdown with existing control scheme.

• Validated the stable Turboexpander and Residue Gas Compressor operation under minimum - maximum loadings and response to flow rate variations.

• Confirmed the stable operation during sequencing for mode switching to / from JT mode.

• Confirmed the adequacy of the overpressure protection system of the Demethaniser installed downstream of Turboexpander.


O&G Field Operator in

Bolivia

Dynamic Simulation Studies for the Flare Network of an Oil &

Gas field

Aspen HYSYS;

Flarenet/Aspen Flare Analyzer;

OLGA

2016 Bolivia Operator Oil & Gas

In a previous project for this client, Inprocess supplied a high fidelity OTS of an oil & gas field. In this new project, client requested to deliver dynamic simulation studies for the field flare network, taking advantage of the previously developed OTS dynamic model. Additionally, Inprocess updated the OTS dynamic model with current field operating data.



Flare Network Analysis and




Inprocess was requested to deliver a rigorous analysis of the flare network requirements during GPF using dynamic simulation. Results were consequently used to re-assess flare network capacity and the safety philosophy of the refinery unit. Eight (8) units of the Refinery were analysed under dynamic mode.



FPSO Construction

Company

Lifecycle Operator Training System for

a Development Project

Aspen HYSYS


In a previous project, Inprocess developed a high-fidelity dynamic simulation model, including all topside equipment with detailed design data. Taking advantage of the existing model, Inprocess carried out a Lifecycle approach for the Operator Training System (OTS) of the FPSO, comprising thus three phases:

• The Control Narrative Verification,

• The ICSS Checkout, and the

• Direct-Connect OTS (Aspen HYSYS with Kongsberg K-Chief DCS)








Company Type



Swedish Refinery

Operator Training System for a New

VDU Unit

Aspen HYSYS

2016 Sweden Operator Refining

The client had approved the construction of a new VDU. For this reason, Inprocess carried out an OTS in order to train the operators of the control room. The new OTS would be a direct connect ones to the DCS emulator software: DeltaV. The OTS architecture was reused from other OTS performed by Inprocess.


Systems

Spanish - Mexican Joint

Venture

Dynamic Simulation Study for a Turbine

and Gas compressors in a Combined Cycle

Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2016 Mexico EPC Power Plants

A Dynamic Simulation Study was carried out in order to analyse the transient pressure of gas turbine fluctuations. Additionally, another DSS did investigate the transient pressure when gas compressor change over.


Petroleum Refinery in

Spain

Revalidation of a PSV in a refinery Vacuum Unit and

Auditing EPC work

Aspen HYSYS


Determination and identification of the relief scenarios that needed to be considered for every unit (or group of units) that were protected by the safety device. The quantitative determination of the load associated with every relief scenarios was calculated.

The relief load calculation was done by using an Aspen HYSYS case including the simulation model of the process unit working at current/design operating condition.

This project includes Auditing EPC work.



Spain

Revalidation of the PSVs in a refinery

Vacuum unit


2016 Spain Operator Refining VDU under a Cooling Water Failure and GPF was analysed under dynamic mode. Flare Network requirements were analysed using the results from the DSS of the VDU.


Norwegian FPSO Operator

Sensitivity analysis for the LP flare

system in a Norwegian FPSO

Aspen HYSYS


Ten sensitivity runs (under dynamic steady state conditions) ranging from 10% to 100% of the Max Oil flow rate from LP separator to LP flare system were run in order to determine how system pressure is affected by increasing flow rates.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Dynamic Simulation Study for an Oil

Heater in an Abu Dhabi Surface

Facilities

Aspen HYSYS


The project main purpose was to deliver a Dynamic Simulation Study for oil field facilities in Abu Dhabi in order to evaluate the behaviour of new valves in the control loops of the inlet to one existing oil heater under pressure control and on another existing oil heater under flow control during selected operational scenarios.


Systems

Italian Engineering

Company for a Petrochem plant

in Mexico


Refrigerant Compressor

Aspen HYSYS

2016 Mexico EPC Petrochem

Inprocess was requested to carry out a Dynamic Simulation Study for Ethylene Refrigerant Compressor in order to study some serious operational problems that were detected during compressor start-up after driver trip (steam turbine). The aim of the dynamic simulation study in this project was to determine possible improvements in process design that could solve the detected operational problems.








Company Type


Flare Systems Analysis; HIPPS

or other Depressurization

Italian Engineering

company Flare system study

Aspen HYSYS

2016 Russia EPC Refining

Dynamic simulation (using Aspen HYSYS® software) of existing HP/LP flare system that was upgraded by additional HP Flare. In particular, the HP-LP flare header pressure build up was investigated during different plant flaring scenarios in order to define the HIPPS set point that would trip the CPF.

Flow Assurance Analysis; Flare

Systems Analysis; HIPPS


Italian Engineering

company for a Russian Oil Company

Flare system study Aspen

HYSYS; OLGA

2016 Iraq EPC Refining

Dynamic simulation (using Aspen HYSYS® software) of existing HP/LP flare system that was upgraded by additional HP Flare. In particular, the HP-LP flare header pressure build up was investigated during different plant flaring scenarios in order to define


Modelling Study

French Exploration &

Production Company

(Norwegian Branch)

Update of the Steady State model

used to allocate produced

hydrocarbons

Aspen HYSYS


An Aspen HYSYS Steady State model was used by Inprocess' client to calculate the Company Oil Recovery Factor, key element to allocate production and revenue among field owner companies. Due to changes in production flows and composition, the processing plant changed its operation to a new one already planned. The Inprocess engineers updated the allocation simulation model as needed with the new plant configuration.



Flow Assurance Study for an oil field

in Abu Dhabi OLGA 2016 Abu Dhabi EPC Oil & Gas

The Transient Analysis Study of the pipeline system was divided in two main steps:

• Steady state flow validation with the objective to validate pressure losses and performance of the systems installed at the pipeline inlets (well head chock valve), and to validate the inlet and outlet pressure and temperature for each pipeline.

• Transient Analysis Study was aimed at calculating transport system behaviour during flow variation associated with start-up, shut-down, pigging, etc. the blowdown operation was also analysed in order to define the discharge rate, duration, pipeline internal pressure, temperature and slug evolution.


Systems

Swiss compressor

manufacturer for a Middle East

NOC


Compression System in Oman

(Phase II)

Aspen HYSYS

2016 Oman Equipment


Dynamic simulation study was performed in order to confirm the operation of the HP and LP acid gas compressors, gas export compressors and flash gas LP and HP compressors under a number of defined procedurals and upset conditions. The model allowed evaluating the design and identifying potential problems. The objectives for the study were to check the proposed emergency shut-down procedures and recommend changes, if deemed necessary; to verify the suitability of the anti-surge control system and recycle valve sizing; to identify the requirement for hot or cold gas by-pass compressor cycle.








Company Type



Systems

FPSO/FSO constructor (USA office)

Dynamic Simulation Study for the modification

of a FPSO located in Ghana

Aspen HYSYS


New fields had been discovered in Ghana region. It was intended to produce from these discoveries to the FPSO. Based on the fact that the gas capacity was increasing, it required both trains of MP, HP, and gas Injection Compressors to be in operation to accommodate the final production. Since this was not how the gas system was originally designed, there were concerns about the control of two compression trains operating in parallel and Dynamic Simulation Studies were required to be carried out by Inprocess in order to address these concerns.


Spanish Oil Company

Relief analysis to check the adequacy of the safety devices of a petrochemical

plant



Adequacy study of the safety devices of a petrochemical plant in Spain in order to evaluate the flare system. The relief requirement were reviewed for selected process units carrying out several emergency scenarios, among which: Power failure, cooling water failure, fire in main equipment and blocked outlet.


Swedish Refinery

Operator Training Systems for two

Swedish Refinery Units

Aspen HYSYS

2015 Sweden Operator Refining

The Client had an OTS installed for the FCC unit and was interested in extending the OTS capability to two additional units: ICR and HPU units. Client requested a new OTS would be a direct connect ones to the DCS emulator software: DeltaV SimulatePro. In addition, the upgrade of the instructor functionality of the existing OTS for the FCC unit with the Inprocess Instructor Station was also been part of the project scope.


Spanish EPC and Process

Licensor

Dynamic Model, Process Trainer and

Operator Training System for a Nitric

Acid Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2015 Spain Process Licensor

Bulk Chemicals

Many nitric acid plants had been designed and erected by the Client based on its own technology. In order to complement the Client technological offer to their clients, it was been required the development of a dynamic model of the plant that would be used by the Client to show the plant operability to current customers and to show plant and technology capabilities to potential customers. As an extended scope, once the dynamic model of the plant would be available, it would be evolved to a Process Trainer and then to an Operator Training System.


Systems

Swiss compressor


NOC


Compressors in an Abu Dhabi oil & gas

field

Aspen HYSYS

2015 UAE Equipment


At client operating plant there was two compression trains in operation. The Client requested to install new compression trains whose right operation could be confirmed under a number of predefined procedural and upset conditions through dynamic simulation.








Company Type




PSV and Flare Network

Revalidation for Safety Limitations

during train downgraded

operation

Flarenet 2015 Qatar Operator Oil & Gas

The Operating company of offshore field and onshore processing facilities wanted to increase the wells production. One of the main limitations was the design of the flare discharge network. It was requested to Inprocess to validate if the existing flare system was capable of handle emergencies for the proposed new production rates.


Modelling Study

O&G Field Operator in

Bolivia

Steady State Simulation of pipelines in a

Bolivian O&G field

Aspen HYSYS

2015 Bolivia Operator Oil & Gas

With the objective of making production forecast for different future scenarios, without making physical shunting in the field, Inprocess' client required an integrated steady state simulation model.

Client expected to later integrate the steady state pipeline model developed by Inprocess with a reservoir simulation model (already owned by client) in order to obtain an integrated simulation system which allowed to study different production scenarios.


Dutch Exploration and

Production Company

Process Trainer and Training Program for

the operators in a Brazilian FPSO

Aspen HYSYS


A previously developed training system for a sister FPSO was be adapted to the operating conditions of FPSO. New exercises, new procedures, other small scenarios were developed and incorporated into this new Process Trainer. Associated with the development of the tool, there were also operator training sessions, led by Inprocess instructors, at client site.



Spain

Flare Network Revalidation Study using Steady State

Simulation

Flarenet 2015 Spain Operator Refining

A Spanish Refinery expressed to Inprocess the interest in applying process simulation to revalidate the flare network once a more accurate flare loads were calculated in a separate project by means of dynamic simulation.



French Petroleum Refinery

Support to integrate Dynamic Simulation

model and APC Controller for a de-Propanizer Column

Aspen HYSYS

2015 France Operator Refining

The intention of Inprocess' client was to integrate an in-house developed routine to specifically address non linearity issues around quality control for binary columns with MVPC technology. Before moving to testing this integration on the real plant, the client intended to validate the solution through a simulation representing a reasonable process response, being sure the simulated system exhibited a process behaviour more realistic than just simple linear behaviour

Software Extension and Programming


Spain

Development of a PSVs Database

software for an oil refinery



After a previous project carried out by Inprocess, the refinery owned a series of databases for every unit that was discharging to the flare network.

On top of that, the client wanted to own a tool that would be capable of managing all the existing PSVs databases, together with all associated documentation, and that could facilitate the work of all involved personnel in the refinery.








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

British FPSO Operating Company

Dynamic Simulation Study for a FPSO to

be installed in Ghana coast

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess developed and delivered a dynamic simulation model of the entire processing facility starting from the Top of Riser (ToR) ESD Valve through to the cargo tanks. Inprocess engineers confirmed the behaviour of the systems under a number of defined procedural and production upset conditions including but not limited to start up, shut down (normal & emergency), turndown, sudden loss of refrigerant, loss of cooling and/ or heating medium, inability to export gas due to sudden shutdown of the plant.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Spanish Refinery

Dynamic Simulation Study for the Chilling Water Network of a

refinery

Aspen HYSYS


The cooling water circuit of Olefins plant consisted of 9 refrigeration cells, 4 pumps and various collectors that distribute water to consumers of Olefins plants, hydrogenation of pyrolysis gasoline, benzene plant and spent soda caustic treatment plant.

A 1991 hydraulic study determined the distribution of cooling water and checked that all the exchangers received a rate higher than required for process water. In this study the benzene plant and the treatment of soda caustic were not included because these units were subsequently installed. Additionally, the circuit had 3 pumps and 8 cells. The aim of current project was to reproduce in a dynamic simulation the hydraulic calculation make previously by using a tool that allowed easy modifications by users trained to update the study to the installation.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Milan-based EPC (Indonesia

Office)

DSS for the steam system of an LNG

plant

Aspen HYSYS

2015 Indonesia EPC Natural Gas

Inprocess developed an integrated dynamic simulation model of the TEO and TEP steam system on a single LNG (liquefied natural gas) train expansion. In addition, Inprocess carried out the dynamic analysis for a set of pre-defined operating scenarios.


Italian EPC


verification for an offshore Libyan

Platform

Aspen HYSYS


Since the gas treating capacity of a Libyan platform was expected to be increased, a dynamic process simulation study was required in order to verify if the HIPPS system was able to protect the existing HP separators with the new operating conditions.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


FPSO Construction

Company


Development Project

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess developed three dynamic simulation models of the compression, produced water and sea water systems. Inprocess detailed the results obtained when testing the process control and protection devices by means of dynamic simulation








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study; Flow Assurance

Analysis

Spanish-Italian Joint Venture

operating Venezuelan

oil&gas fields

Dynamic Studies and Tech assistance

at a Venezuelan oil&gas site

Aspen HYSYS; OLGA

2015 Venezuela Operator Oil & Gas

Client requested Inprocess a process simulated on-site support and training for start-up operation based on Very Early Production Phase (150 MMSCFD) and production increase to Early Production Phase (300 MMSCFD) for the Venezuelan Field. Three on-site support and training stages took place with one Inprocess’ process simulation expert working at Client premises in Venezuela.


Modelling Study


Modelling and Calibration of a

semi-regenerative reformer unit in a Spanish refinery

RefSYS 2015 Spain Operator Refining

The project’s main objective was to deliver a calibrated simulation model of the reformer unit for aromatics production using Aspen HYSYS Refining. Inprocess developed the model of the unit using the Aspen HYSYS Refining reformer model and calibrated it using one set of close in time plant data provided by client.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Canadian Engineering Company

Dynamic Simulation Studies for a LPG

Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2015 Canada EPC Oil & Gas

The project's main objective was to deliver a dynamic simulation model for a LPG Plant.

The aim of the dynamic simulation model required in this project was to verify effective in-scope process and controls during normal operating conditions. This included normal start up, ramp up, ramp down, steady state operating mode, planned shutdown, emergency shutdown without equipment depressurisation, and emergency shutdown with equipment depressurisation.

The project also included a Knowledge Improvement Program (KIP) through which the Client engineers acquired the know-how around dynamic model building and scenarios execution


Spanish Engineering

Company - Chile office

Delivery of an Early-OTS for a New

Catalytic Reformer Unit

Aspen HYSYS

2015 Bolivia EPC Refining

In order to be able to accommodate the schedule changes in the main OTS project, it was proposed to final client the option to develop and deliver an "early-OTS" (OTS with simplified screens and control system still inside the process simulator), that was accepted as a change in scope. A number of additional days was considered for this project and for the original one.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

USA Engineering Company

Dynamic Simulation Studies for VRU and

IAC compressor systems

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess used the existing dynamic model of Vapour Recovery Unit (VRU) already developed by Inprocess in a previous project (ref. INP-BCN-140140), and developed a model of the Instrument Air Compressor (IAC) system as, by identifying and collecting the process data required to perform the dynamic simulation of the system. In addition, Inprocess performed a series of operating scenarios for both systems located in Umm Lulu Field.








Company Type



Spanish Engineering

Company for an Algerian

Operating Company

Flow Assurance Study for Algerian

Oil Field OLGA 2015 Algeria EPC Oil & Gas

Flow Assurance Study based on the dynamic simulation to evaluate and identify the various problems that was able to be faced during start-up, shutdown, pigging operations for selected gathering system trunk lines and transfer lines of the Algerian Oil Field using OLGA Software .

Dynamic Simulation


Analysis

Abu Dhabi-based EPC for Abu Dhabi Oil

Company

Depressurization, MMDT and Hydrate Study for Offshore

Oil Field

OLGA 2015 UAE EPC Oil & Gas

The project’s main objective was to develop pipeline simulation models with OLGA® in order to:

• Perform WHT topside depressurization and report minimum metal temperature and confirm it is within MMDT, fluid temperature at restriction orifice (RO) inlet & outlet, depressurization rate and depressurization time for WHTs topside well fluid and gas lift facilities.

• Identifying all possible cases for hydrate formation and provide recommendation for mitigation measures to prevent the hydrate formation for all the cases.

• Identifying the depressurization and hydrate formation cases of well fluid, gas lift and excess gas.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Italian Major Oil Company

Dynamic Simulation Study for a Floating

Production Unit

Aspen HYSYS

2015 Indonesia Operator Oil & Gas

Through a series of dynamic simulation studies carried out by Inprocess our client verified the equipment suitability for defined design cases of the floating production unit, including compressors, drivers, pumps, heat exchangers and columns performances. It evaluated the control valve sizing, the primary and secondary protection systems and the instrument ranges and alarms. In addition, the engineering model was be used for control system design studies including Compressor surge protection, Control strategies, Controllers tuning, Shutdown philosophy and sequences (including PSD- and ESD) and Complex control sequences and procedures. Finally, the engineering studies cover operability studies in addition to verification of operational procedures.



French Major Oil Company

Dynamic Model of a Refinery Reformer

Fractionator for APC studies

Aspen HYSYS

2015 France Operator Refining

A dynamic simulation model of the fractionator column of the catalytic reformer of a refinery in France has been developed and handed over to the client. The main purpose of such a high-fidelity dynamic model is to test new Advanced Process Control alternatives before implementing them in the real plant








Company Type



German EPC and Process

Licensor

Operator Training System for a new

Ammonia and Hydrogen plant in

USA

UniSim Design

2015 USA EPC Bulk

Chemicals

An Operator Training System, direct connect with Siemens DCS, UniSim Design Dynamic Simulation, and Inprocess Instructor Station, was developed and implemented in a new Ammonia plant (and its associated Hydrogen plant)

Training Program


Process Trainer Courses for PTA

column operators (I) & (II)

Aspen HYSYS


After the successful development of a Process Trainer (dynamic model with a user-friendly interface), the client requested Inprocess to deliver a series of training course for the operators that would be in charge of running the PTA column in the plant.

These courses took place twice, during which around 20 operators were trained on the behaviour of the new unit.


Systems

Swiss compressor


NOC


Booster Compressors and Recompressors in

an Oman Gas Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2015 Oman Equipment


Dynamic Simulation Study was carried out for the Booster Compressor and Recompressors in Turbo Expanders for an Oman Gas Plant to confirm the operation of the compressor systems under a number of defined procedural and upset conditions. The model will allow evaluating the design and identifying potential problems.

Flow Assurance Analysis; HIPPS


Milan-based EPC

Third Phase of HIPPS Study for

Gas Fields Development

Aspen HYSYS; OLGA

2015 Saudi Arabia EPC Oil & Gas

Third phase of a dynamic Simulation Study to evaluate HIPPS system of an upstream process plant for new operating conditions, using OLGA. Inprocess was requested to verify the results of the previous study with the model developed by the Customer and perform a sensitivity analysis to determine the minimum HIPS set point to protect the Trunk line.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Spanish Energy Company - R&D

Division

Simulation studies for a series of

potential distillation sequences

Aspen HYSYS


Chemicals

A mixture coming out from a biotechnology reactor needed separation and purification in order to reach purities above 99% for some of the alcohols that were in the fermentation broth. Inprocess was requested to prepare the process simulations that would support the conceptual design study in order to select the most promising separation and purification sequence of unit operations


Spanish Engineering

Company for an Algerian

Operating Company

Flow Assurance Study for a new field

development in Algeria

OLGA 2015 Algeria EPC Oil & Gas

The project main deliverable was the “Transient Flow Assurance” report that detailed the results obtained during the execution of the selected transient simulation scenarios. Steady State reports and OLGA native files were also handed over to the EPC company as part of the project deliverables








Company Type



Systems

Swiss compressor


NOC

Dynamic Simulation Study for

Compression System in Oman

(Phase I)

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Oman Equipment


Dynamic simulation study was performed in order to confirm the operation of the gas injection compression system under a number of defined procedurals and upset conditions. The model allowed evaluating the design and identifying potential problems. The objectives for the study were to check the proposed emergency shut-down procedures and recommend changes, if deemed necessary; to verify the suitability of the anti-surge control system and recycle valve sizing; to identify the requirement for hot or cold gas by-pass compressor cycle.


USA E&P Company

OTS for an Alaska Oil & Gas Field in

Alpine

Aspen HYSYS

2014 USA Operator Oil & Gas

The exploration and production company wanted an OTS to train its team of operators in charge of the control system in a remote facility in Alaska. The control system in place was not a common DCS but a combination of a data acquisition system (InfoPlus.21) and an APACS/Quadlogs controller. The proposed OTS would model the plant facilities with HYSYS, it also simulated the control system with a softcontroller and would use Inprocess Instructor Station software for connectivity, instructor console and emulation of operators consoles.


Swedish Chemical Company

Additional Reactor model for the OTS

of a Chemicals Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Sweden Operator Bulk

Chemicals

The dynamic model of an OTS developed by Inprocess for a chemical plant in Sweden was extended in order to incorporate an additional reactor. The DCS emulation and the instructor and operator consoles were as well modified.

Documentation Arabian Oil Company

On-site engineer consultancy

services to develop step-by-step

documentation

Aspen HYSYS; RefSYS

2014 Saudi Arabia Operator Refining

One refining simulation consultant from Inprocess stayed for four consecutive weeks at the client headquarters in Saudi Arabia to help and advise on the development of case studies for several refinery units.


Modelling Study

Arabian-Chinese Joint Venture

Development of Steady State

Simulation models for a series of

Refinery Process Units in a

new Arabian Refinery

Aspen HYSYS; RefSYS


Individual Steady State simulation models were developed for 15 refinery process units and its associated equipment for a greenfield refinery project in Saudi Arabia. Three additional models, combining some of the individual ones into a refinery-wide type, were also part of the project.



Process Trainer for Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) Columns

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess delivered a training tool that enabled operators to modify process variables in the PTA columns dynamic model through a user-friendly HMI in order to study the dynamic behaviour of the system. Inprocess’ Process Trainer solution combined the Operator Console, the user-friendly interface and the core dynamic model engine (Aspen HYSYS).








Company Type



Systems

French Engineering

Company (UK office) for a

Carbon Capture Plant in UK

Dynamic Simulation Study of a Booster Fan system for a Carbon Capture

Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2014 United

Kingdom EPC

Power Plants

A dynamic simulation model of the booster fan system in a Power Station was developed in order to quantify the impact of booster fans operations (start-up, shut-down, etc.) on the pressure profile of the flue gas from the outlet of the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) through the flue gas ducting from the duct interface to the Carbon Capture plant (CCP).

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

French Operator Company

Dynamic Simulation Study for the fuel gas network of a chemical plant

Aspen HYSYS

2014 France Operator Petrochem

Inprocess developed two dynamic simulation models (the current and the future one) for the Fuel-Gas Network in order to evaluate pressure changes at boilers burners against fuels flow disturbances for both plant configurations.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Dynamic Simulation Study for a Dew

Pointing Unit

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Algeria EPC Oil & Gas

A dynamic simulation model for a Dew Pointing Unit was developed and a set of operating scenarios was carefully selected in order to analyse the dynamic response of the system, verifying pressure and temperature limits, at different situations.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Spanish Oil Company (Refining Division)

Simulation Models for Maleic Anhydride Production Column

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess developed simulation models for the dehydration column in a Maleic Anhydride production plant in order the client could evaluate the column behaviour, specifically around reboiler fouling, with regards to operational variables (such as temperature, pressure or load).

ITOP Spanish

Refinery Site

Development of an Operational

Efficiency Module for ITOP

Aspen HYSYS


The client (the training department of an oil refining company) was interested in owning a generic training tool that could teach operators on how to operate "right" a refinery unit but also how to operate if optimally in terms of operational efficiency. To achieve so, Inprocess Training for Operators (ITOP) tool was modified in order to include Key Performance Indicators related to Operational Efficiency, together with a dashboard showing the evolution of such parameters.

Dynamic Simulation


Analysis

French Engineering

Company (Abu Dhabi office) for an Abu Dhabi Oil Company

Dynamic Simulation Study for pipelines

and processing plant in a Field Development

Project in UAE

OLGA 2014 UAE EPC Oil & Gas

A dynamic simulation model for a field development project was developed in order to verify and validate the system behaviour and responses to operating upsets and varying process and wells conditions. Two process simulators were required: OLGA for pipelines and Aspen HYSYS for onshore facilities.



Milan-based EPC for an Arabian Oil

Major

Second Phase of HIPS Study for Gas Fields Development

OLGA 2014 Saudi Arabia EPC Oil & Gas

Second phase of a dynamic Simulation Study to evaluate HIPPS system of an upstream process plant for new operating conditions, using OLGA. Inprocess was requested to verify the results of the previous study with the model developed by the Customer and perform a sensitivity analysis to determine the minimum HIPPS set point to protect the Trunk line.








Company Type



Spanish Engineering


Operator Training System for a New Catalytic Reformer

Unit in a South American Refinery

Aspen HYSYS


An Operator Training System for the New Catalytic Reformer Unit of a refinery in Bolivia was developed and implemented by Inprocess. The dynamic model was built in Aspen HYSYS, the emulation of the DCS and the operators consoles were developed with DeltaV software from Emerson and the instructor station with Inprocess' proprietary software.




Production Company

Dynamic Simulation Study to analyse the Controllability and Flow Assurance

Study for Slugging Prediction in a

Gabon O&G Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Gabon EPC Oil & Gas

The objective of the project was to tune the dynamic model, once real plant data was made available to Inprocess, in order to match the values obtained by plant instrumentation. Also, a Flow Assurance Study for Slugging Prediction was developed in an onshore Oil & Gas Separation Plant in Gabon.


German E&P Operating Company

Operator Training System for a Gas

Oil Separation Plant (GOSP) and the associated Gas Utilization Plant

(GUP)

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Libya Operator Oil & Gas

Operator Training System for the GOSP and GUP at a North-African Field. The dynamic model was built in Aspen HYSYS, the emulation of the DCS and the operators consoles were carried out with SIMIT software from Siemens and the instructor station with Inprocess proprietary software.


Systems

German Compressors

Manufacturer for a LNG operator

Dynamic Simulation Study for Excess BOG Compressor system in a LNG

Plant

Aspen HYSYS



The Project’s main objective was to deliver a dynamic simulation study (DSS) for the BOG compression system and to confirm the operation of the compressor system under a number of defined procedural and upset conditions. The model allowed evaluating the design and identifying potential problems.



Production Company

Process Trainer and Training Program for

operators in a Brazilian FPSO

Aspen HYSYS


The HYSYS models developed for the previous Dynamic Simulation Study (“DSS”) was further developed to an emulated Process and Operator Trainer. In order to transform the already existing engineering simulation models into a Process Trainer, an emulation of the DCS was incorporated into the dynamic model and several training exercises were developed.


Modelling Study


Production Company

(Norwegian Branch)

Version Upgrading of an Existing

Allocation Simulation Case

Aspen HYSYS


The allocation model being used to calculate CORF (Component Oil Recovery Factor) by Client was not compatible with the latest HYSYS version. Therefore, Inprocess was requested to upgrade the simulation model and the calculator utility in order to use the latest (and future) HYSYS version.








Company Type




Replica of the Operator Training

System already built for two large

chemical plants

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess developed an Operator Training System replica for two existing chemical plants in Spain. The modelling was based on the original OTS developed for the two new chemical plants in China. Both plants are owned and operated by the same company.


Systems

Swiss compressor

manufacturer for a FPSO

constructor

Dynamic Simulation Study for multiple

compressors systems in a FPSO

topside

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Ghana Equipment


Dynamic simulation to confirm the operation of the three individual compressor system under a number of defined procedurals and upset conditions.


Swiss compressor

manufacturer

Operator Training System for multiple

compressors systems in a FPSO

topside

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Ghana Equipment


The existing models of the 3 individual compressor systems were merged in one single model and the compressor systems duplicated and assembled as they will be in the real plant. The resulting model was connected to Rockwell’s FactoryTalk to replicate very similar functionality as in the control room. The functionality for the instructor was also implemented by using Inprocess' instructor station software


Modelling Study

German EPC Company

(Romanian Office)

Steady State Simulation Support

for an Amines System

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Romania EPC Bulk

Chemicals

Inprocess was requested to validate the existing steady state process simulation for an Amines gas treatment and to evaluate possible alternative configurations.


Modelling Study


Dynamic Simulation models for purified terephthalic acid

(PTA) Dehydration Columns

Aspen HYSYS


Chemicals

Inprocess developed steady state and dynamic simulation models of the three new columns and associated equipment. These models were used to study the behaviour of the system and the results did help the client to enhance their operating decisions. With the dynamic simulation model, the client did analyse different operating conditions for the start-up, shutdown and normal operation of the new purified terephthalic acid (PTA) columns.


Compressor Manufacturer


Methane Compressor in a

LNG Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Angola Equipment


Process Licensed by Conoco Philips Inprocess focuses the model on the Gas Turbine, auxiliary equipment (with Mark VI GE property control) and the compressor trains linked to CCC controllers to size the compressor protection system.


Swedish Chemical Company


Chemicals Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Sweden Operator Bulk

Chemicals

A training tool for the operators of a chemical plant in Sweden was developed. An interesting technical challenge was solved by integrating the rigorous dynamic model in Aspen HYSYS with an emulation software of the Experion PKS from Proconex and an instructor station from Inprocess








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Dynamic Simulation Modelling for a GTL

Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2014 USA EPC Refining

The EPC in charge of the project requested Inprocess to develop a dynamic model of several of the processing units in a Gas To Liquids plant. The interactions among the different process units, the utilities and the combined heat and power plant will be tested.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Dynamic Simulation Studies for a LNG

plant

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Canada EPC Natural Gas

The aim of the Dynamic Simulation Study was to demonstrate that the LNG Storage Tanks could act as buffering capacity that stored all the energy released during the loading mode by means of an increase in pressure without reaching the design pressure.


Spanish Engineering


Operator Training System for a Crude

Distillation Unit

Aspen HYSYS


Operator Training System for the Atmospheric Distillation Unit of a refinery in Bolivia. The dynamic model was built in Aspen HYSYS, the emulation of the DCS and the operators consoles was carried out with software DeltaV from Emerson and the instructor station with Inprocess software

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


(Oman site)

Dynamic Simulation Studies for a Gas

Plant Facility

UniSim Design

2014 Oman EPC Oil & Gas

The EPC company required Inprocess to design, build and install a high fidelity dynamic process model for a gas plant facilities in Oman. Using the dynamic simulation model, it was checked the operation and stability of the entire facility in the various operating modes. The detailed dynamic simulation helped to confirm process control performance, the adequacy of equipment protection, the adequacy of safety systems, control - safeguarding set points and the adequacy of start-up and shutdown procedures.


French Consultancy

Company

Operator Training System for Polyols and PG unit in a Petrochemicals

Plant

IndissPlus 2014 Saudi Arabia Operator Petrochem

An Operator Training System, with INDISS dynamic simulation model connected to ABB's DCS emulation, was developed for the operator of a petrochemicals plant in Saudi Arabia

PSA Studies Spanish

Petroleum Refinery

Refinery PSA Unit Dynamic Simulation

Study

Aspen HYSYS


Dynamic simulation of a PSA unit in a refinery to purify hydrogen streams. Each step of the cyclic unit operation was simulated and the behaviour of the existing unit reproduced by the model.

The model run dynamically and once the steady state was reached, the following results was recorded:

• Hydrogen recovery

• Hydrogen productivity

• Hydrogen composition purified product

• Composition rejected product








Company Type



Systems


Production Company

Dynamic Simulation Study for a Topside Compressor Closed

Loop

Aspen HYSYS


To verify the initial condition, control strategy and operability of the process system during closed-loop test as well as verification of the utility conditions, since the utility conditions was constrained in the test. The closed loop test of gas compressors intends to use inert gas. Nitrogen was used as the basic test gas, while helium could be added for cooling constraints.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Swedish Petrochemicals

Company (Belgian Brand)

Dynamic Simulation of the start-up of a LTRS Refrigeration

Unit

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Belgium Operator Petrochem An existing dynamic model of the unit from a previous project with Inprocess was enhanced to allow for the dynamic simulation of the start-up procedures for the LTRS unit


Spanish Petroleum Refinery

Determination of the Flare Load for a Refinery CDU by

Dynamic Simulation Analysis

Aspen HYSYS


A Spanish Refinery expressed to Inprocess the interest in applying dynamic process simulation to realistically estimate the flare load resulting from a General Power Failure (GPF) for two units of the Refinery: Light-Ends Unit (without de-isohexanizer) in a second project phase


Automation Systems Provider

(Spanish Office)


Combined Cycle Power Plant

UniSim Design

2013 Poland Equipment

Manufacturer Power Plants

Development of a simulation tool, with training capabilities that was been used to train the operators of the control room of a Combined Cycle Power Plant facility. This kind of applications requires creating a dynamic model of the plant units and connecting it to software capable of reproducing the behaviour of the DCS being used to control the plant


Systems


Production Company

Dynamic Simulation Study Extension to expand the original

project scope

Aspen HYSYS


Implementation of the dynamically developed control logic for the injection compressor and rerun critical scenarios to check the behaviour of the system.

Implementation of the compressor manufacturer control logic for the CO2 compressor and rerun critical scenarios to check the behaviour of the system.

These actions are a consequence of the results obtained by dynamic simulation in the parent project.



Dynamic Simulation Flare Load Analysis

for Canadian Oil Sands Field

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Canada EPC Refining

Dynamic simulation studies were carried out to assess the EPC company in charge of the design of the plant flare network, evaluating the flare loads from different units and for different possible contingencies.


Systems

German Compressors

Manufacturer for a Middle East

NOC

Dynamic Simulation Study for a LP Compression

System at Upper Zakum Platform

Aspen HYSYS

2013 United Arab

Emirates Equipment


To revamp project from Abu Dhabi company to improve volume flow rate capacity of 4 LP compressors which located in Upper Zakum Platform (Offshore).








Company Type




Swedish Petrochemicals

Company (Belgian Brand)

Dynamic Model for LTRS Refrigeration

Unit

Aspen HYSYS


Our customer was interested in improving the control and operability of the LRTS refrigeration unit in the DeHy plant they operated in Belgium.

At present, too much C3 is lost to the fuel gas system so that a solution must be found in order to improve the plant economics.

A dynamic simulation process model was developed and handed over to our client in order it could try several new control narratives, either conventional or multivariable.



Dynamic Simulation Studies to confirm

HIPPS

Aspen HYSYS

2013 Italy EPC Oil & Gas A dynamic process simulation study to confirm if the PS was able to protect the existing HP Production Drums.


German DCS and Automation

supplier (Norwegian

Office)

Life Cycle Simulator for a North Sea

Field Development Project

UniSim Design

2013 Norway Equipment


As part of the Safety Automation System, the operator of the North Sea field and the Engineering company developing the project have specified a Life Cycle Simulation system to be used during the Engineering Phase, the SAS FAT and the Operators Training.


French Consultancy

Company

Operator Training System for a Gas Treatment Train

IndissPlus 2013 United Arab

Emirates Operator Natural Gas

A Direct-Connect Operator Training System was being developed for the UAE operator of a Natural Gas Treatment plant

Dynamic Simulation


Analysis

Korean EPC Company for an Abu Dhabi Oil

Company

Dynamic Simulation Study for a Field

Development Project in the Persian Gulf

OLGA 2013 United Arab

Emirates EPC Oil & Gas

To carry out Dynamic simulation of the integrated process system including artificial islands and Zirku islands process facilities. Prepare all calculations required to ensure smooth start-up, adequate safety response to anticipated emergencies, and orderly shutdown of the systems

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Major Oil&Gas Company

Dynamic Model version upgrade

Aspen HYSYS

2013 Azerbaijan Operator Oil & Gas The dynamic model previously developed by Inprocess was requested to be upgraded to a newer version




Production Company

Dynamic Simulation Study to analyse the Controllability of the Slug Catcher and

the first Separator in a Gabon O&G Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2013 Gabon EPC Oil & Gas

A Dynamic Simulation Study was carried out to analyse the controllability in order to optimize it, for the new Slug Catcher and Separator in an onshore Oil & Gas Separation Plant in Gabon.


Turkish Petroleum Refinery


Delayed Coker (Emulated Solution)

+ Knowledge Improvement Program (KIP)

Aspen HYSYS

2013 Turkey Operator Refining

The operator of the Turkish refinery requested Inprocess to develop a dynamic model of their delayed Coker, including an emulation of the DCS system in operation. This emulated OTS will be used to train the refinery operators on the normal and abnormal operation of the Coker.








Company Type



Modelling Study

Major Chemical Company

(Spanish brand)

Steady State Study for a Depropanizer

Column

Aspen HYSYS


Chemicals

A Steady State model of the depropanizer column of a propylene plant was developed by Inprocess. The model was used to simulate the column behaviour for two new operating points candidates


Modelling Study

Saudi Refining Company

Steady State Simulation Study for a CDU/VDU system processing 100% of

KH Crude Oil

Aspen HYSYS


Our client will expand developed simulation model for 50:50 AL: KH under a Clean fuel project to create a new process simulation model to reflect 100% KH crude oil. The new process simulation shall be developed for Crude and Vacuum Distillation units including CDU Naphtha Stabilizer columns.



Refinery Hydrogen Network Flowrates

Optimization

Aspen HYSYS


The Inprocess optimization application was focused on the H2 Network, with all suppliers and consumers units of the Refinery and external suppliers/consumers. Inprocess analysed the way the hydrogen network was being managed in the Refinery and it determined how it could be optimally operated by an online application, Inprocess' H2 Network Optimizer.


Modelling Study

German Petroleum Refinery

Steady State Simulation of a

refinery Mild Hydrocracker (HMC)

Aspen HYSYS

2013 Germany Operator Refining

One of Inprocess existing refinery customers requested to update their existing steady state model for the Mild Hydrocracker (MHC) unit with all encon measures and some additional equipment like amines system, to have a complete simulation for the MHC unit.



London-based Oil & Gas Major - E&P Division

Control strategy and parameters

determination for a flow recycle controller

Aspen HYSYS

2013 Azerbaijan Operator Oil & Gas

Customer found that the MOL pump minimum flow controller showed a very slow response. Since the recycle valve was fully closed most of the time, it is difficult to get any actual plant data to improve the controller response. Based on the existing dynamic model, customer is interested to analyse the control strategy and calculate the pre-settings of the flow recycle controller of the MOL pumps



Verification of a previous dynamic

model for OTS and tuning of PID

controllers

Aspen HYSYS


Project Engineering company requested to Inprocess to review, update and improve an existing dynamic model of the FPSO that was developed by a third company in order to build an Operator Training System. Additionally, once the model is closer to plant reality, customer wants Inprocess to tune the control loops of controllers in the DCS


Systems

Swiss compressor

manufacturer for an FPSO

constructor

Dynamic Simulation Study for a Reinjection Compressor

Aspen HYSYS

2013 Malaysia Equipment


Dynamic simulation to prove the Anti surge valve sizing and to analyse if any further safety device i.e. Cold gas bypass Valve or Hot gas bypass valve is required to protect the compressor from surge excursions that would harm the compressor








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Production Company

Dynamic Simulation Study for a FPSO in

Brazil

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess client was interested in obtaining the results from several case studies run for different operating conditions and for different emergency scenarios of the FPSO. The main objective of the whole study was to proof the selected control strategies were fit for purpose. Additionally, the study should verify the operability and robustness of the process control system and to check whether controllers that are to be implemented work as intended



Tailoring an existing HYSYS extension (controller) as per customer request

Aspen HYSYS

2013 Italy Equipment


After using the release candidate version of the HYSYS extension, a number of modifications to the Graphical User Interface and workflow had been identified. These changes were intended to streamline the usage of the extension along with providing additional options to improve its features.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Dynamic Model Development of a

FPSO

Aspen HYSYS

2013 Norway Operator Oil & Gas Client wanted to see, in a proof of concept way, the benefits of developing a dynamic model of the FPSO

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Dynamic Simulation Study for a Gas Utilization Plant

Aspen HYSYS


The Project’s objective was to deliver dynamic simulation of the provided process scheme, including additional details from PFD to be supplied.

Possible uses of the dynamic model were:

• Evaluate operational procedures

• Determine the effects of unit trips (compressors, pumps, heating medium, etc.).

• Ensure compressors’ protective and safety systems operate effectively under all require conditions

• Evaluate the operation of the existing columns

• Verify that the control system operates effectively under the required conditions


Systems

German Compressor

Manufacturer for a Malaysian

FLNG operator


compressors in a Floating LNG

Aspen HYSYS



The project main objective was to deliver a dynamic simulation study to check and confirm the operation of the Excess bog compressor for the Floating LNG project under a number of defined procedural and upset conditions. The model allowed evaluating the design and identifying potential problems



Hydrogen Network Optimizer

installation and execution

Aspen HYSYS


The proposed optimization application was focused on the H2 Network, with all suppliers and consumers units of the Refinery and external suppliers/consumers. Inprocess had analysed the way the hydrogen network was being managed in the Refinery and how it was able to be optimally operated by an online application, here referred as H2 Network Optimizer.








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


DSS for the compression system

of a Combined Cycle Power Plant

Aspen HYSYS

2013 Bangladesh EPC Petrochem

Steady State check and Dynamic Simulation Study to verify the fuel supply to the gas turbine in the combined cycle was always ensured in front of several equipment malfunctions and unexpected disturbances

Knowledge Improvement Program (KIP)


Technical Support in developing a

simulation model during pre-FEED

phase

Aspen HYSYS

2013 Norway Operator Oil & Gas Optimization of a simulation model developed in Aspen HYSYS. The model was enhanced and a process control report was issued.


Systems


Spain


propylene storage and refrigeration

system

Aspen HYSYS


A dynamic process simulation study of the storage system was delivered in order to evaluate the required compressor capacity. The capacity evaluation was based on the dynamic analysis of the produced gas during selected operating modes of the plant


Spanish Oil Company (Chemical

Division) - China branch

Operator Training System for two large

chemical plants

Aspen HYSYS

2012 China Operator Petrochem

Operator Training System for two new chemical plants with a total of 3000 I/O points, based on dynamic simulation model, DeltaV control system & SIS emulation, and using Inprocess' proprietary Instructor Station (IIS)



Process Trainer tool for a series of

distillation columns

Aspen HYSYS


The client was interested in providing a hands-on training environment for the control room operators of their two deethanizer columns in the refinery cracker. This process trainer should improve the understanding of the process and the coordination of the operational shifts

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


DSS applied to analyse operational scenarios in project

design phase

Aspen HYSYS


Dynamic Simulation Studies were conducted on behalf of the final operator of the oil & gas plant to analyse operational scenarios (what-if studies) in order to predict potentially critical operational conditions before they actually happen: effect of incorporating additional equipment; effect of equipment trips; operational bottlenecks (column capacity)

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Solvent Recovery

Company in Germany

DSS to evaluate the performance of the

hot oil system servicing the reboiler of a

distillation column under a number of

emergency situations

Aspen HYSYS

2012 Germany Operator Petrochem

The client was interested in evaluating the dynamic behaviour of the heating oil system in the distillation column reboiler during emergencies. In particular, the control system performance and the maximum temperature increase rate.








Company Type


Dynamic Simulation


Analysis


DSS to evaluate the performance of

current flare system after a plant expansion

Aspen HYSYS

2012 Libya Operator Oil & Gas

The goal of the study was to investigate if the existing HP emergency flare system was sufficient for the safe blow-down of the gas lift plant as result of the gas lift facilities extension and the new depressurization devices installed, following the API guideline.


Exploration and Production Company in

Bolivia

Operator Training System for Gas

Field

Aspen HYSYS

2012 Bolivia EPC Oil & Gas

The second phase of this OTS project considers the expansion of the dynamic model with the addition of the new units of the second Central Processing Facilities, so that the entire plant was included in a single OTS


Systems

German Compressor

Manufacturer for a LNG Operator

Dynamic Simulation Study to check and

confirm the protection and

correct operation of a maintenance

compressor

Aspen HYSYS



Dynamic Simulation Study to verify that the anti-surge system provides adequate protection; that the isolation valve response time was adequate; that the control valves' actuator rates was right; and that the system responds properly to load changes



Flare Network Revalidation Study

Aspen HYSYS


In this study, Inprocess executed the revalidation of the existing refinery PSVs by means of process simulation. All possible contingencies were simulated, flare loads was recalculated and PSVs, resized (API 520). With these newly determined PSVs and flare loads, the entire flare network was been as well revalidated (API 521)


Systems


Dynamic Simulation Study of the Dry

Gas Export System (DGES) of an FPSO

Aspen HYSYS

2012 Norway Operator Oil & Gas Dynamic Simulation Study to evaluate different emergency and normal operation scenarios for the compression system exporting the dry gas from a FPSO platform

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Dynamic Simulation Study for a Gas Turbine System

Aspen HYSYS

2012 Saudi Arabia EPC Oil & Gas Dynamic Simulation Studies for the gas system in order to identify if this system was able to maintain the gas feed according to the gas turbine manufacturer requirement


Systems

German Compressor

Manufacturer for a floating LNG

Operator

Dynamic Simulation Study to check and

confirm the protection and

correct operation of a regeneration

compressor

Aspen HYSYS



Dynamic Simulation Study to verify that the anti-surge system provided adequate protection; that the isolation valve response time was adequate; that the control valves' actuator rates was right; and that the system responds properly to load changes

Flare Systems Analysis; HIPPS



Production Company

CO2 Compression Blow down Study for

FPSO VMGSim 2012 Brazil Operator Oil & Gas

Blow down studies of the CO2 compression system of a FPSO to determine the temperature profile and phase behaviour during depressurization of the “at risk” sections in order to determine if there was a real possibility of forming dry ice during compressor blow down








Company Type




HYSYS Dynamic Extension for Voith Vorecon Simulation

Tool

Aspen HYSYS



Development of a dynamic extension module to incorporate a variable speed planetary gear type RWE model by integrating the Voith Vorecon Simulation Tool.


Arabian National Oil Major -

Refining Division

CDU/VDU Pre-heat Train Performance

Monitoring and Cleaning Schedule

Evaluation Tool

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess developed a complete application to perform heat exchanger fouling monitoring for a 124000 BPD refinery CDU/VDU and, based on the predicted trends, it developed an automated tool to run different heat exchanger cleaning scenarios over one year of operation.



OTS for a two-train compression system

Aspen HYSYS

2012 Algeria Equipment


Operator Training System for an Oil & Gas processing plant, using Inprocess proprietary Instructor Station (IIS) and Mark VI emulator (including operator HMI) for anti-surge control including the connectivity to GE proprietary turbine dynamic model (Easy5)



Spain

Revalidation of Pressure Safety

Valves for a Refinery

Aspen HYSYS

2014 Spain Operator Refining Revalidation of a selection of the safety valves that are currently in operation in this Spanish refinery.


London-based Oil Major - (E&P

Division)

Controllability Study using Dynamic

Simulation. Phase 2

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess developed a dynamic process simulation model of an existing oil production platform. The model was connected to the existing ABB DCS using OPC - in order to test new control strategies before implementing these into the real plant. Inprocess also developed a graphical user-friendly interface for the model.


Modelling Study


Reformer Model Calibration and

Training

Aspen HYSYS


For model calibration, a Reformer model of one refinery Unit that represents the actual plant was developed. The model was calibrated using one set of plant test runs. The model delivery was combined with a model delivery workshop at refinery site, where the main model characteristics were explained and the possible use of the model were described.


Spanish EPC for an E&P

Company in Bolivia

Depressurization Study for the Central Processing Facilities

and Exporting System of a Field

Development Project

Aspen HYSYS

2012 Bolivia EPC Oil & Gas Dynamic Simulation of the depressurization scenarios of the Central Process Facility of the Margarita field following the calculation normative of the operating company








Company Type



Systems

Swiss compressor


NOC

DSS for a new single train, four

stage, gas lift compression system

Aspen HYSYS

2012 Oman Equipment


Development of a dynamic simulation model for the Zauliyah new Gas Lift Compressor Package consisting of a single train four stage compression system with 4 gas coolers and 5 scrubbers. The existing plant was not modelled as part of project scope

ITOP

Japanese Chemicals Company -

Spanish Site

Multi-year Training Program for Plant

Operators based on Inprocess' program

ITOP

Aspen HYSYS


Chemicals

Inprocess was carrying out 20 days of operator education per year using ITOP. ITOP is Inprocess' approach for training operator in subjects like Process Engineering, and Unit Operation



Production Company

Production HIPPS and Test HIPP

studies on a FPSO plant

Aspen HYSYS

2012 Brazil Operator Oil & Gas Dynamic Simulation Study using process simulation to evaluate the pressure protection systems for the facilities

Flare Systems Analysis;



Spain

Knowledge Transfer for the dynamic modelling of an

atmospheric crude unit

Aspen HYSYS


Client was interested in enhancing their dynamic simulation skills through the joint development of the dynamic model of the refinery crude fractionator. Event scheduler was configured for the study of the column under 17 different scenarios for the assessment of the PSV and the vent header size.



Milan-based EPC for an Arabian Oil

Major

HIPS Study for Gas Fields Development

Aspen HYSYS; OLGA

2012 Saudi Arabia EPC Oil & Gas Dynamic Simulation Study to evaluate HIPPS system of an upstream process plant for new operating conditions, using OLGA.


Systems

Swiss compressor

manufacturer for an FPSO

constructor

Dynamic Simulation Study of a flash gas

compressor

Aspen HYSYS



Inprocess carried out a dynamic compressor simulation study to analyse the following design and operational aspects:

• Cold-Gas-Bypass requirement & sizing

• Analysis of Settle-Out Conditions

• Verification of PSV and pressure Alarm Settings

• Blow-Down Conditions (blow down valve open delays, etc.)



Feasibility Study for Control and

Optimization of Hydrogen Network

Aspen HYSYS


A feasibility study for an online application (H2 Network Optimizer) was carried out, focusing on the site H2 network (with all consumers and suppliers from the refinery, the petrochemical plant and externals), to consider ways to improve network management.



Dynamic Simulation to Support FPSO

design

Aspen HYSYS

2011 Norway EPC Oil & Gas

Client already developed the bulk of the dynamic model and requests Inprocess to further support these modelling activities, i.e. with regards to further updating & validating the model and to connect the model to an emulation of the DCS.








Company Type



London-based Oil Major -

Refining Division

Refsys Extension Development

Aspen HYSYS

2011 USA Operator Refining Inprocess developed a software extension that links process and refining simulator to an existing in-house calculation routine (DLL) developed by our client.

Equipment Monitoring

Multinational Chemical

Company - Spanish site

Simulation-based Online monitoring of

a twin Heat Exchanger

Aspen HYSYS


Simulation-based online monitoring of twin Heat Exchangers. The application was tracking fouling factors of the exchangers and offers prediction functionalities to support operational decisions, e.g. when to clean the exchanger.


Systems

Milan-based EPC

DSS for a Compressor

refrigeration loop and export gas

compressor

Aspen HYSYS

2011 Italy EPC Oil & Gas Dynamic Simulation Study of the refrigeration loop and export gas compressors



Operator Training System for a lube oil

plant

Aspen HYSYS

2011 Spain EPC Refining

Integration of an existing dynamic process model into a new Operator Training System for a Lube Oil Plant. The OTS is based on generic DCS operator views and uses Inprocess' Instructor Station.


Systems


Support for the dynamic analysis of

a wide variety of operating scenarios for the new FPSO

Aspen HYSYS

2011 Norway EPC Oil & Gas Inprocess supported the dynamic analysis of a wide variety of operating scenarios for the new FPSO.



OTS for an LNG plant compressor using Inprocess

proprietary Instructor Station

(IIS)

Aspen HYSYS



Process licensed by Air Products. We focused the model on Mixed Refrigerant (MR) and the C3 Train sections with special attention to the compressor areas, coolers and vaporizers zones.


Major Oil&Gas Company

Dynamic Flare Load Study for a Platform

in Trinidad & Tobago

Aspen HYSYS

2011 Trinidad &

Tobago Operator Oil & Gas

Model the blowdown of several holdups of a platform in order to study the cold temperature penetration along the vent header.


Milan-based EPC

Evaluation of the HIPPS system of an upstream process

plant

Aspen HYSYS

2009 Italy EPC Oil & Gas Dynamic Simulation Study to evaluate HIPPS system of an upstream process plant for new operating conditions.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Refining Division

DSS to analyse the warm-up behaviour

of a Coker Drum

Aspen HYSYS

2011 USA Operator Refining

Inprocess developed a dynamic simulation model to study the transient warm-up behaviour of an existing coke drum - when charged with the off-gases from the online drum. This model was then used to evaluate planned process changes...








Company Type



Spanish EPC for an E&P

Company in Bolivia

Operator Training System for Gas

Field

Aspen HYSYS

2011 Spain-Bolivia EPC Oil & Gas Operator Training System based on a dynamic model linked to DeltaV DCS and SIS. Total I/O point was 1600.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Italian Oil & Gas Major (E&P

Division)

Dynamic process model development of separation train

Aspen HYSYS

2011 Italy Operator Oil & Gas

Dynamic process model development of separation processes of one train of a production asset. The model was to be integrated into the DOFF infrastructure, which was being developed to support the operations team in taking control of primary separators during slug generation --> thus, avoiding unexpected plant shutdowns.


Systems

Swiss compressor

manufacturer

Dynamic compressor station simulation study to

analyse several design and

operational aspects

Aspen HYSYS



Inprocess carried out a dynamic compressor simulation study to analyse the following design and operational aspects:

• Cold-Gas-Bypass requirement & sizing

• Analysis of Settle-Out Conditions

• Verification of PSV and pressure Alarm Settings

• Blow-Down Conditions (blow down valve open delays, etc.)

• Analysis of Hydrate Formation or Liquid Formation in piping during depressurization


Italian EPC for a Polish Natural Gas Operator

Dynamic flare system wall temperature

calculations during the blow-down of a

compressor unit

Aspen HYSYS

2011 Italy EPC Oil & Gas Dynamic flare system wall temperature calculations during the blow-down of a compressor unit

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study


Refining Division

DSS to analyse the hydraulics behaviour

during dumping of HF to dump drum

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess developed a dynamic process model of the HF reactor and the dump drum in order to support our client in assessing the safe design of a new HF Reactor. For this study, Inprocess applied dynamic process modelling for investigating the behaviour of the reactor loop during an Emergency Shut-Down (ESD).



Division)

KIP for Dynamic Simulation of a gas conditioning plant

Aspen HYSYS


Following the success of the initial KIP for dynamic simulation, the client deploys Inprocess' KIP concept to a larger gas conditioning plant: In a first step, Inprocess developed the dynamic model. In a subsequent phase the client was trained in developing and using the model.








Company Type



Systems

Italian Compressor


NOC

DSS to check and confirm the operation of

compressor trains of a compressor

station

Aspen HYSYS

2010 Abu Dhabi Equipment


Dynamic simulation studies to check and confirm the operation of compressor trains of a compressor station under a number of defined procedural and upset conditions


Systems



Compression System (two trains,

2 stages each)

Aspen HYSYS

2010 Thailand Equipment





Spanish Ethylene Cracker Operator

SS and Dynamic models

development of a double column C3 splitter unit to be

used for APC revamp

Aspen HYSYS


Development and calibration of Steady-State and Dynamic model of a double C3 splitter with reboiler/Condenser heat integration, including the associated DMCplus controller. Obtain the non-linearity gain curves for each pair independent-dependent variable of the associated DMCplus controller. Validate the Dynamic model against plant historic data feed to the Dynamic model. Perform virtual Step-test over HYSYS Dynamic model to obtain the HYSYS-based DMCplus model and review design. Educate customer on the project details.


Systems

Milan-based EPC for a

Middle East NOC

DSS for Gas Processing and Sulphur Plants Compressors

Aspen HYSYS

2010 Italy EPC Oil & Gas Dynamic Compressor Study of 6 compressor trains.


London-based Oil Major - (E&P

Division)

Controllability Study of an LP Separation Train using Dynamic Simulation. Phase 1

Aspen HYSYS


Development of a dynamic process simulation model of an existing oil production platform. The model was connected to the existing ABB DCS using OPC, in order to test new control strategies before implementing these into the real plant. Inprocess also developed a graphical user-friendly interface for the model.



Refining Division


Aspen HYSYS

2010 USA Operator Refining Inprocess improved the functionality, usability and robustness of an existing refinery software extension that our client previously developed.


Systems

Global EPC (UK office) for Libyan

O&G

Dynamic Simulation Study for a Gas

Recovery Module

Aspen HYSYS


Dynamic Process Simulation Compressor Study for a new off-shore platform. The study focuses on the operability and controllability issues of the complex four stage compression train as well as on safety issues.








Company Type



Innovation (R+D+I)


Refining Division

Assessment of the possibility of creating an

integrated model-based mass balance of crude header and

crude column

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess supported client's R&D team in assessing the possibility of creating an integrated model-based mass balance of crude header and crude column. It was planned to use this online mass balance model for inferential measurements during crude switches.


Modelling Study


Steady State Model of a Hydrocracker

Unit

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess developed a steady state model of an existing hydrotreating process unit including the detailed representation of the heat exchangers. This model was used by the client for energy studies.


Madrid-based EPC

Dynamic Simulation know-how transfer

based on a Dynamic Simulation Study

project

Aspen HYSYS


Training Programme based on a number of training sessions to be executed in parallel to the execution of a dynamic simulation study project in order to effectively deploy dynamic simulation know-how.

Dynamic Simulation

Modelling Study

Madrid-based EPC

Dynamic Simulation Studies to test the controllability of the

revamped production separators

Aspen HYSYS


Dynamic simulation studies for a production separator system in order to check and confirm its operability under a number of defined procedural and upset conditions of the producing facilities.


Systems

Spanish EPC for a Middle East

NOC

Dynamic Simulation Study (DSS) for an

Abu Dhabi Field development project

Aspen HYSYS


Dynamic simulation compressor study for a new centrifugal compressor line integrated into an existing reciprocating compressor train. The study focuses on the design of the new equipment as well as on the operability and controllability of the complete compression system.


Madrid-based EPC

Flow Assurance in Transfer Lines for

an Abu Dhabi Field development, using

OLGA software

OLGA 2010 Abu Dhabi EPC Oil & Gas Flow assurance study using OLGA for a transfer line to evaluate slugging, surge, hydrates, etc. during different initial and operation conditions (ramp-up, ramp-down, pigging, etc.).


Madrid-based EPC

Flow Assurance in Transfer Lines for

an Abu Dhabi Field development, using

OLGA software

OLGA 2010 Abu Dhabi EPC Oil & Gas Flow assurance study using OLGA for two transfer lines to evaluate slugging, surge, hydrates, etc. during different initial and operation conditions (ramp-up, ramp-down, pigging, etc.).








Company Type



Madrid-based EPC

Simulation of Gas Dissolution in a

MOL line for an Abu Dhabi Field

development, using OLGA software

OLGA 2010 Abu Dhabi EPC Oil & Gas Transient analysis using OLGA to study gas dissolution and flow assurance after gas injection into a transportation oil pipeline.

Dynamic Simulation


Analysis


Dynamic Blow Down Study for GUP and

GOSP

Aspen HYSYS

2010 Germany Operator Oil & Gas

Dynamic Blow Down Study to investigate the adequacy of an existing flare system and to analyse different blow-down options. The scope of the integrated dynamic process simulation model includes a number of process unit sections as well as the flare header.



Knowledge Improvement

Programme for Dynamic

Compressor Modelling

Aspen HYSYS



Dynamic Process Simulation Study for a new compressor system combined with a number of training modules to train the client in the use and development of dynamic simulation models.




Programme (KIP) for Steady State Simulation of a

Crude Unit with pre-flash and associated

pre-heat train

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess developed a steady state crude unit model with pre-heat train for this refinery. The pre-heat train model can be manually updated from plant data and pre-heat train monitoring is supported. As part of the KIP, refinery process engineering team was trained in maintaining the model and using the complex model for different case studies - like predicting the pre-heat train performance after cleaning a specific heat exchanger


Innovation (R+D+I)


Refining Division

Development of a GUI of the existing

high-fidelity dynamic CDU model

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess developed a GUI of the existing high-fidelity dynamic CDU model . With this GUI it is possible to run the model without any dynamic simulation experience and carry out a number of case studies.



Refining Division


Aspen HYSYS

2009 USA Operator Refining Inprocess developed a software extension that links process and refining simulator to an existing in-house calculation routine (DLL) developed by our client.








Company Type


ITOP

Multinational Chemical

Company - Spanish site

Multi-year Training Program for Plant

Operators based on Inprocess' program

ITOP

Aspen HYSYS


Chemicals

Inprocess carried out >50days of operator education per year using ITOP (Inprocess Training for Operators). ITOP is a new approach for training operators and junior engineers in subjects like Process Engineering, and Unit Operations. This approach combines process simulation-based exercises with classroom training and motivates the attendees to experience complex theory through hands-on exercises. The ITOP Training Programme includes:

• ITOP Software: Flexible software environment based on standard simulation tools with prepared dynamic process models and a Human Machine Interface (HMI), which can be adapted to specific client’s needs

• ITOP Documentation: The ITOP documentation covers presentations of the theoretical content and exercise manuals. It can be customised in agreement with the customer

• ITOP Training Activities: Inprocess can provide local training instructors in a number of countries. The training content and schedule can be adjusted to specific customer needs.


Italian EPC

Consultancy on integrating Pipeline

and Facilities Models

OLGA 2009 Italy EPC Oil & Gas Our Simulation Experts were involved in Consultancy on integrating Pipeline and facilities to analyse flow assurance performance (applying HYSYS-OLGA link)


Systems

Italian Compressor Manufacturer

Dynamic Process Simulation

Compressor Study and external anti-

surge, load sharing and performance

controller integration

Aspen HYSYS



Dynamic Process Simulation Compressor Study and external anti-surge, load sharing and performance controller integration into commercial process simulators. This allowed a more accurate/realistic representation of the complete compressor system.



New Unit Operation Development

(Turboexpander) for dynamic process

simulation

Aspen HYSYS



Inprocess developed a new dynamic unit operation model for commercial process simulators. The complete model was consecutively connected to a PLC through OPC and used to develop a more efficient control design (instead of real equipment). In additional, some project equipment delivery phases were shortened by using the model to analyse extreme unit conditions and abnormal behaviour which could not be tested on real equipment.








Company Type




Development of a connection between

the PLC and the process simulation

software

Aspen HYSYS



In order to gain flexibility during the control design phase for compressors, Inprocess developed a connection between the PLC and the process simulation software. This connection allows exchanging analogue and digital signals between the compressor equipment simulation and the PLC control system, thus allowing Inprocess’ customer to setup, modify and improve the logic control before start-up of the plant.


Systems

Italian Compressor


NOC

Dynamic Compressor Study including the anti-surge control as

software extension

Aspen HYSYS

2009 Saudi Arabia Equipment


Dynamic Process Simulation Compressor Study including the development of the client's project specific anti-surge controller (implemented as a process simulator extension).


Systems

Italian Compressor

Manufacturer for an Argelian

NOC


Compression System (two trains,

2 stages each)

Aspen HYSYS

2009 Algeria Equipment



Dynamic Simulation


Analysis


DSS to determine the flare load of a crude unit and a

Coker during a GPF

Aspen HYSYS


Dynamic Simulation Study to determine the flare load of a crude unit and a Coker during a general power failure. The approach applied in this study has been described in an article that can be obtained from the download section of the Inprocess Webpage.

Advanced Training Content

German lube-oil Refinery

Support with the roll-out of its new

process simulation software

Aspen HYSYS


Inprocess supports this client with the roll-out of its new process simulation software. The start is a standard three-day Inprocess training, which will be complemented by custom exercises and workshops in the future.

Dynamic Simulation


Analysis

Global EPC for German Refinery

Conceptual (non-detailed) Dynamic

Flare Load Study for a Refinery Crude unit during a GPF

Aspen HYSYS


Conceptual dynamic simulation study to determine the flare load of a crude unit during a general power failure and a water breakthrough. The conceptual dynamic study allows for reduced detail and, therefore, reduced cost.



Dynamic Flare Load Study to test the

adequacy of current flare network

Aspen HYSYS

2010 Germany Operator Oil & Gas Dynamic Flare Load Study to investigate the adequacy of an existing flare system for new emergency conditions (fire) for a single vessel.




Programme (KIP) for Steady State

Simulation of Distillation

Aspen HYSYS


Process Simulation Knowledge Improvement Programme (KIP) for Downstream Unit. Inprocess updated the existing model and trained the client's engineers in using the model to improve operations. The model has been used by the client to improve operations.








Company Type


Documentation Italian Oil & Gas

Major (E&P Division)

Best Practices Documentation for

Dynamic Simulation

Aspen HYSYS


Development of client-specific "Best Practice Manual for Dynamic Process Simulation". This project helped to promote Dynamic Process Simulation to be used more often - whenever suitable.


Italian Petroleum Refinery

KIP for Refinery SS Simulation: Topping

& Vacuum Model Update and

Maintenance

Aspen HYSYS

2008 Italy Operator Refining

Inprocess Knowledge Improvement Programme (KIP) for Process Simulation of Crude and Vacuum Unit. Inprocess developed a steady state model for the client and trained the client's engineers in using and maintaining the model. One example of the case studies developed was related to the operation of the column with reduced condenser duty.


Dutch Chemical Company

Introductory & Advanced Process Simulation Training

in Aspen Plus

Aspen HYSYS

2008 The

Netherlands Operator Petrochem

Introductory & Advanced Process Simulation Training in Aspen Plus (Including Equation Oriented based Simulation)


Many 2 x LNG process

simulation advanced training courses

Aspen HYSYS

2008 Italy, Spain Many Natural Gas 2 x LNG process simulation advanced public training courses - based on Inprocess' Training Material

Training Program Milan-based

EPC

Multi-year Process Simulation Training

Program

Aspen HYSYS

2008 Italy EPC Oil & Gas Multi-Year Training Programme on Process Simulation Packages (Upstream, Steady State, Dynamics, Advanced) Total: > 30 courses



Division)

HYSYS Integration with In-house

simulator

Aspen HYSYS


Development of IT infrastructure to integrate in-house simulator into Standard Process Simulation Software, while keeping the customer's Intellectual Property invisible to the users (Black Box approach).


Global Petrochemical

Company

2 x Introductory Process Simulation

Training

Aspen HYSYS

2008 Germany Operator Petrochem 2 x Introductory Process Simulation Training based on Inprocess' new Petrochemical Training Material & Advanced Expert Workshop

Dynamic Simulation


Analysis


Dynamic Flare Load Study for a Refinery Crude unit during a

GPF

Aspen HYSYS


Dynamic Simulation Study to determine the flare load of a crude unit during a general power failure. This study has been described in a PTQ article that can be obtained from the download section of the Inprocess Webpage.



Dynamic Process Simulation Training

for Compressor Studies

Aspen HYSYS



Dynamic Process Simulation Training for Compressor Studies. The two-day standard Inprocess Compressor Training was completed with one day client specific dynamic simulation consulting

Training Program Belgian

Petroleum Refinery

Advanced SS Process Simulation Training (Refinery

Focus)

Aspen HYSYS

2008 Belgium Operator Refining Inprocess carried out a number of training sessions to deploy commercial process simulators (refining-focused) at this refinery.


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